A total of 22,649 students would appear in the HSC Supplementary Examination 2020, to be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), scheduled to begin on September 14.
The exam would be held at 153 centres, informed School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Friday.
Besides, 12,939 students would appear in the State Open School Certificate Examination, which will also begin on the same day, at 88 centres.
Both examinations would continue till September 24. All Centre Superintendents have been asked to strictly follow Covid-19 guidelines during the examinations, the Minister said.Collectors of all districts have been requested to extend support for smooth conduct of the examinations.
District Education Officers (DEOs) have been asked to make necessary arrangements for sanitisation of the exam centres each day.
The answer-sheets of Supplementary Exam would be evaluated at 13 centres and of Open School Certificate Exam at 7 centres.