PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 6 -- Cyber fraudsters are targeting students and their parents by misusing the name of the UP Board's compartment/improvement examinations-2205. According to board officials, complaints have been received about cybercriminals contacting students who appeared in the 2025 high school compartment/improvement and intermediate compartment examinations-2025, falsely promising to increase their marks or help them pass in exchange for money.

UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh has issued a public advisory, urging students and their parents not to respond to such fraudulent phone calls or fall prey to false promises. He emphasised that any such communication should be immediately reported to the district inspector of schools (DIoS) ...