Prayagraj: The number of scrutiny applications received by the UP Board for the 2026 examinations has seen a significant decline compared to the previous year, suggesting increased student confidence in the fairness, accuracy, and transparency of the evaluation process.According to official data, the UP Board received 25,620 scrutiny applications in 2026, down from 31,194 in 2025. This marks a reduction of 5,574 applications, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 17.87%.Officials said this is a strong indicator that discrepancies in evaluation have reduced significantly and that students are more confident about the marking of their answer sheets.A region-wise analysis further highlights this encouraging trend. In the Prayagraj region, scrutiny applications declined from 12,317 in 2025 to 10,525 in 2026, a fall of 1,792 forms (14.54%). Meerut region witnessed a reduction from 5,297 to 4,593 (down 13.29%), Bareilly saw 2,718 applications to 2,288 (down 15.82%), Varanasi from 7,333 to 5,028 (down 31.43%) and Gorakhpur from 3,529 to 3,186 (down 9.72%). The steep fall in Varanasi region particularly stands out, reflecting significant improvement in evaluation quality.Officials say scrutiny applications are generally filed by students when they suspect errors in checking, totalling or marking of answers. Therefore, a consistent fall in such applications is considered a healthy sign for any examination system.Secretary, UP Board, Bhagwati Singh, said, “The reduced number of scrutiny applications clearly reflects the dedicated efforts of our teachers. Their commitment has ensured that answer sheets are evaluated in a fair, transparent and error-free manner. This is a positive sign for the credibility of the examination system.”He further added that this improvement is the result of systematic monitoring of evaluation centres, strict adherence to guidelines issued to examiners and enhanced supervision mechanisms introduced during the evaluation process this year.Board officials also pointed out that extensive orientation and briefing sessions were conducted for evaluators before the checking work of answer sheets began. Special emphasis was laid on accuracy in totalling marks, careful reading of answers and uniform marking standards across centres. Flying squads and senior supervisors were deployed to keep a close watch on the evaluation work.
