India, March 17 -- PRAYAGRAJ For the first time, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has deployed experienced principals and senior teachers from government-run and government-aided secondary schools as cross-checkers at its own level instead of the evaluation-centre level for the High School and Intermediate Examination 2026 evaluation process.

The move aims to curb negligence and strengthen scrutiny during the assessment of answer sheets. Under the new mechanism, answer sheets will first be evaluated by examiners. In the second stage, the deputy head examiner (DHE) will randomly verify at least five answer sheets out of every 45-50 copies to ensure accurate marking, officials said.

In the third stage, cross-checker...