Seated on benches in low-lit rooms, it's a hard day's work for teachers

Teachers sat on plank-like wooden benches, that too in poorly-lit classrooms, at many centres across the state as the evaluation process for UP Board examinations began on Wednesday.

- Godhooli Sharma

LUCKNOW: Teachers who eventually get a backache after sitting for 6 to 8 hours a day for over a fortnight will be given a hike of Rs 3 and Rs 2 per copy, after five years, for checking Class 10 and 12 answer copies, lamented a few examiners.

A total of 1,34,723 examiners are deployed to assess 2.9 crore answer sheets across 261 evaluation centres across UP. The evaluation process is likely to be completed by April 2, and the results are expected to be announced in April-end.

Until last year, their remuneration was Rs 11 and Rs 13 per copy for High School and Intermediate exams, respectively. This year, the amount has gone up to Rs 14 and Rs 15, respectively, for Class 10 and 12 answer sheets. The remuneration for rechecking has been hiked from Rs 0.33 to Rs 0.40 per copy.