UP jail inmates excel in board exams, 95% clear Class 10

In a remarkable achievement, 95 percent of the prisoners who appeared for the Class 10 board exams in Uttar Pradesh jails have passed the test. The success rate for Class 12 was also impressive, with over 70 percent clearing the examination.
The results for both classes were declared by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Prayagraj, on April 25. Out of the 60 inmates who appeared for the Class 10 exam, 57 cleared it. The department of Prisons reported that the percentage of inmates securing first-division marks in Class 10 was 82.40.
This achievement showcases the determination and hard work of the inmates towards their education, and it is a positive step towards their reformation and rehabilitation. Of the 64 inmates who appeared for the Class 12 board examination, 45 — 70.30 per cent — cleared it. Six prisoners (13.30 per cent) scored first-division marks.
In the Class 10 board examination, all six inmates of the Firozabad District Jail secured first division. Similarly, all five inmates of the district jail in Lucknow got first-division marks. All four inmates of Shahjahanpur District Jail who appeared in the Class 10 board examination also bagged first division.
Two inmates each from the Agra District Jail, Saharanpur District Jail, Kanpur Nagar District Jail, Agra Central Jail and the Moradabad District Jail also secured first division.
One inmate each from the Etah District Jail, Mainpuri District Jail, Varanasi District Jail and Bijnor District Jail cleared the Class 10 exam with first-division scores.
In the Class 12 board examination, Bareilly Central Jail fared the best with three of its five inmates who appeared for the test securing first-division marks. One inmate each from the Ghaziabad District Jail, Lucknow District Jail and the Rae Bareli District Jail earned first division.