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Smaller Districts Dominate UP Board Top Ranks as State Reports Record Academic Performance

UP Board Class X and XII results show students from smaller districts like Farrukhabad, Pratapgarh, Barabanki and Bareilly dominating top ranks, with no major city except Kanpur in top 10. Under the state government's 'copy-free examination' initiative, digital attendance, geo-fencing for practicals, jammers at sensitive centres and tamper-proof marksheets were implemented. UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh credited technological and administrative reforms for the transparent conduct and called it a transformation where excellence is no longer confined to major urban centres.