A total of Rs1,61,03,611 had been spent towards printing of question papers for the 2014 Plus II Examinations in all streams, Arts, Science and Commerce. “The amount was spent for printing of question papers at a rate of 27 paisa per page. Question papers were printed for 25 Arts subjects, 19 Science subjects and 11 Commerce subjects and number of pages varied from subject to subject,” Higher Education Minister Dr Pradeep Panigrahy informed the Assembly in a written reply on Thursday. In response to Chandra Sekhar Majhi’s query, the Minister further informed that the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) doesn’t publish question papers separately for the regular and ex-regular students.
Generally, 10 per cent more question papers are printed basing on the number of regular students. A total of 2,67.092 regular and 49,808 ex-regular students had appeared for the Plus II Examinations in 2014. In 2015, a total of 3,21,454 regular and 50,557 ex-regular students have written Council exams and total expenditure incurred for printing of question papers are now being assessed, the Minister said.