PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 12 -- The online process of allotting examination centres for the 2027 UP Board high school and intermediate examinations has come under scrutiny after 48 schools that figured in last year's list were dropped from the proposed centres this time.

The list released by the UP Board on October 26 proposes 269 examination centres in Prayagraj district, compared to 258 in 2026. While 210 of last year's centres have been retained, 59 new schools have been included.

Despite the examination centre allocation policy according priority to government and government-aided secondary schools, the number of self-financed institutions in the proposed list is higher than last year.

More than a dozen government and government-aided school...