LUCKNOW, June 16 -- Alarmed by the growing inactivity among school-going teens, as also the number of obesity cases, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations' (CISCE) had launched the 'Active CISCE' 2025-26 programme countrywide.

The aim was to assess physical fitness of all students from Classes 1 to 12, through various sports, and for those falling below the mark, to recommend activities and exercises.

This session, in the Uttar Pradesh region, out of 5,95,584 registered students, physical health and fitness assessments were completed for 5,06,084 (84.97%) of them, an official said.

The total schools registered were 498 out of a total of 523 (95.20%) in UP region, according to a communication by Joseph Emmanuel, chief e...