PRAYAGRAJ, July 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (U.P. Board) has introduced a new rule mandating that High School and Intermediate students who apply for scrutiny must return their original marksheets once revised ones are issued, officials said.

Previously, candidates were not obligated to return their original marksheets after the scrutiny process. After scrutiny, the board issues revised results in case of any errors. This new measure aims to streamline error correction and prevent the misuse of old marksheets, they added.

"In cases involving corrections to a candidate's name, parent's name, date of birth, etc, a revised marksheet is issued only after the original is surrendered. However, this was not the practice ...