PRAYAGRAJ, March 1 -- The third day of the UP Board exams witnessed strict action against unfair practices, with 10 FIRs lodged, including five against individuals caught impersonating registered candidates. Meanwhile, over 1.81 lakh students were absent across both shifts of the High School and Intermediate exams.

On Saturday, High School students appeared for the mathematics exam in the first shift, while Intermediate students took their vocational course exams. In the second shift, High School students had exams in automobile and commerce, whereas Intermediate students appeared for civics. The exams were conducted across 8,140 centres.

Of the 24,54,536 students registered for these exams, 18,52,425 took the first shift, and 4,20,436 ...