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DLEd semester exam sees higher English attendance at 90.48%
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.
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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.
Source: bhaskar.com
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