LUCKNOW, June 2 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said nine years ago examinations were plagued by cheating and there was no credibility in the merit system. Even teacher recruitment was not conducted properly. Students and their parents also believed that hard work was unnecessary. Impersonation was common, he added.

"Now over the last nine years, we have ensured cheating-free examinations in the state. Today, 56 lakh students appear for examinations conducted by the Board of Secondary Education on time, and results are declared within just 14-15 days. The system of proxy teachers has come to an end," the CM said at a felicitation ceremony held at Lok Bhavan to honour meritorious students of the high school and i...