Gurgaon: Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has proposed 58 examination centres in Gautam Budh Nagar for the 2027 Class X and Class XII examinations. Although the number of centres is expected to remain intact, the list is yet to be finalized, with the district education department awaiting objections and feedback from schools, parents and students.A district-level committee will examine the objections before approving the centres. The final list is scheduled to be released on Nov 27.Over 1.5 lakh students from Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad are expected to appear for the board examinations this year underlining the scale of arrangements required across the two districts. In Ghaziabad, at least 60 examination centres have been identified so far.“The centres have been identified on the basis of availability of good access to transportation, infrastructural facilities and safety,” said BP Singh, district inspector of schools, Ghaziabad.The district had 64 centres last year and 69 in 2023. Around 53,000 students are expected to appear for the high school and intermediate examinations in Ghaziabad this year.“The final allocation of examination centres in both districts will determine the arrangements for accommodating students and conducting the examinations,” said a senior education official.A few centres which conducted exams last year have CCTV cameras, and the new ones will also be equipped with the same. Each room will have two surveillance cameras.
