PRAYAGRAJ, June 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, commonly known as UP Board, is to step up efforts to combat age fraud in High School examinations.

Addressing the issue at the annual general meeting of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) held in New Delhi on June 14, UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh announced plans to introduce stronger, technology-driven safeguards to prevent the misuse of forged documents in student registrations.

The problem is particularly prevalent in the sports sector, where overage athletes manipulate their birth records to compete in younger age categories.

As the largest school board in the country, the UP Board has been a prime target for such fraudulent activities.

Singh said, "W...