Arrangements for the SSLC and higher secondary examinations have been completed, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said.
At a press conference here on Wednesday, the Minister said the SSLC, THSLC, and AHSLC examinations would begin on March 4 in 2,971 centres in the State, the Gulf region, and Lakshadweep. Of the students appearing for the examinations, 2.17 lakh are boys and 2.09 lakh are girls. As many as 1.67 lakh students are appearing for the examination in Malayalam medium and 2.56 lakh in English. The maximum number of students appearing for the examinations will be from PKMMHSS, Edaricode – 2,085.
The SSLC model and IT examinations had been completed. Question papers for the SSLC examinations would reach the district education offices and be sorted on Thursday. These would then be stored in treasuries/banks. Meetings had been held with senior treasury/bank officials to ensure the safety of the question papers. Chief superintendent and deputy chief superintendents had been appointed for the exam centres. Distribution of answer scripts for the examinations has been completed.