PRAYAGRAJ, May 10 -- Despite repeated directives from the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board), most affiliated schools across the state have failed to comply with the mandatory online attendance system that was introduced last year.

Data reviewed on May 5, 2026, shows that fewer than 10% of schools across 65 districts were regularly uploading attendance records of students, teachers and staff on the UP Board portal, as mandated, board officials stated.

The online attendance system was made compulsory from July 1, 2025, for over 29,000 government-run, government-aided and private unaided schools recognised by the UP Board. However, compliance has remained alarmingly low despite continuous monitoring and repeated directive...