Preparations are in the final phase for the class 10th and 12th Board examinations to be held at 1900 centers across the State from February 23. On the instructions of School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap, the Chairman of Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education KDP Rao had visited all five divisional headquarters to review the preparations.
Rao held meetings with the officers at Raigarh district headquarters on Wednesday and issued necessary directions for the examinations. The Board had made established centers at shorter distance for convenience of students so that they do not travel long distances to appear in the examination. According to officials, the class 12th examination will start from February 23 while examination of class 10th will start from February 24. Both the examinations will conclude on March 20.
As many as 7.34 lakh students will appear in the Board examinations this year including 43,48,50 students of class 10th and 26,79,36 students of class 12th. This includes regular students besides correspondence and vocational courses. As many as 1893 examination centers have been established including 86 new centers. Rao had reviewed the preparations and issued necessary directions to the officers concerned at Raigarh district headquarters.
He asked the Collectors to ensure availability of water, and electricity besides fan, toilets, furniture and First Aid facility at the examination centers. Rao said that fool proof arrangements have been made to check cheating during exams.