LUCKNOW, April 26 -- For the second consecutive year, no student from Lucknow figured among the top 10 in the UP Board high school (Class 10) and intermediate (Class 12) examinations, the results of which were declared on Friday. However, students from smaller towns excelled.

Overall, the high school merit list had 55 students and the intermediate merit had 30 names. None of them were from Lucknow.

Last year, 159 students figured among the top 10 on the high school merit list but there were none from Lucknow. The intermediate merit list for 2024 had 36 students but no one from Lucknow was in the top five.

In 2023, no student from Lucknow figured among the top three on the merit list of the UP Board high school and intermediate exam.

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