Nearly 60,000 students from eight southern districts of south Odisha are going to appear the upcoming +2 examinations in Science, Arts, and Commerce streams which are scheduled to commence from March 2.
According to information available, while the number of examination centers was 171 last year, the Council for Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE) has increased four more examination centers this year. A total of 45 Examination Hubs have been identified to manage, coordinate, and monitor the smooth conduct of the upcoming examinations, sources said.
A total of 59,465 students from eight southern districts have filled up their forms out of which 26,578 candidates have filled up in Arts, 14,342 in Science and 4,210 in Commerce spread over 235 colleges. Similarly, from Ganjam district, 11,125 forms have been filled up forms for regular Arts, 9,124 in Science and 2,277 in Commerce. Similarly, ex-regular candidates include 4,472 in Arts, 2,812 in Science and 1,101 in Commerce. 1,246 examinees to appear in regular examination in professional courses while 394 candidates to appear in professional courses as ex-regular examination. 5,950 candidates have registered their names to appear the examination under distance mode for which 171 examination centers in eight southern districts have been identified.