MAHARASHTRA State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is conducting Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) examination (Class XII) from Tuesday. Like last year, district administration has taken all necessary precautions to have a copy-free examination. In Nagpur division, 1,60,292 students will be appearing for the examination, which is less by 2,725 as compared to the number of students that appeared last year--1,63,017. Though the number of students decreased, there is a rise in number of examination centres. Last year, the number of centres was 498.This year the number of centres rose to 514. HSC examination will begin on Tuesday and will conclude on March 18. The Board has asked the students whose session starts at 11 am to reach their respective rooms by 10.30, while those appearing at 3 pm should have to be at the centre by 2.30 pm. Students reaching after the distribution of question papers will not be allowed to enter the centre.

 

There are flying squads for the Nagpur division comprising six districts including Chandrapur, Gondia, Bhandara, Wardha, Gadchiroli, Nagpur. The State Board is firm to conduct the examination in proper manner. It has taken several steps to have error-free, copy-free examinations for which the responsibility has been entrusted with district administration. Collector Dr Vipin Itankar had already convened a meeting. He asked officials to take all measures so that cases of copying should not be there, else, the concerned Centre Heads, Head Master or teachers would be held responsible. The Board has appointed counsellors to guide students if needed. Students or parents are not expected to ask counsellors about examination details like examination centre, sitting arrangement or examination system. Numbers of the counsellors are available on the official website of Board.

 

Board to take help from Traffic Police Road construction and traffic jams are a problems for students and parents alike. Parents say the traffic situation becomes even more complicated in the morning hours. For economically disadvantaged children, travelling 12 kilometers so early in the morning is very difficult. Meanwhile, ongoing road construction across the city and frequent traffic jams are feared to pose serious difficulties for students in reaching the exam center on time.