# DLEd semester exam sees higher English attendance at 90.48% 2026-10-14T22:12:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The three-day DLEd second semester examination was held on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, at 213 centres across Uttar Pradesh. Of the 74,500 registered candidates, attendance in the English paper (90.48%) was significantly higher than in the Hindi paper (82.94%), a difference of 7.54 percentage points. In the first shift (10 to 11 am), about 61,790 candidates appeared for Hindi, while nearly 12,710 were absent. In the second shift (11:30 am-12:30 pm), around 67,408 candidates took the English exam, with about 7,092 absent. The Examination Regulatory Authority (PNP) Prayagraj confirmed the exams concluded peacefully at all centres. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The sharp gap in attendance between Hindi and English papers suggests that more candidates felt prepared or confident in English, or that Hindi had a higher dropout rate among registered students. With 17% absent for Hindi versus 9.5% for English, the disparity may also reflect subject-wise posting preferences or prior qualification patterns. PNP secretary Rajendra Pratap released the data, but no break-up by district or centre was given, leaving room for localised analysis. The next semester exams will show if this trend holds. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight factual reporting of exam attendance figures with no evaluative language. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: DLEd, Examination Regulatory Authority, Prayagraj Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dled-semester-exam-sees-higher-english-attendance-at-90-48/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dled-semester-exam-sees-higher-english-attendance-at-90-48/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/