Barring a few problems in the beginning, the Annual High School Certificate (HSC) Examinations conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) of Odisha, which had commenced on February 25, concluded peacefully on Saturday.
BSE president DP Nanda said evaluation of answer sheets would begin from March 17 and results are likely to be published by the end of April. Over six lakh students appeared at the examinations at 2,492 centres across the State. While 135 squads were formed to check malpractices, nearly 5,000 superintendents and deputy superintendents were engaged to ensure free and fair conduct of the examinations.
However, as many as 8,497 students were caught resorting to malpractice during the examinations, the highest district-wise number 453 being reported from Dhenkanal. Besides, five persons were held for impersonating for as many candidates at the examination centres.