All possible steps have been taken to ensure fair conduct of the Uttarakhand Class X and Class XII Board examinations scheduled to begin on March 10, said school education (higher secondary) director RK Kunwar while talking to The Pioneer.
The centre superintendents and custodians have been made accountable for any wrong practice being adopted by the examinees during the examinations. Besides, they would be held responsible for the security of the question papers to be kept at the centres.
Action will be taken against officers found guilty in the conduct of examination at their respective centres, he warned. The education department expects that the results would be declared by May 25, he added. Kunwar said that around 3.19 lakh examinees of Class X and Class XII will appear in their board examination. The Class XII board examination will begin with the papers of Hindi and Agriculture/ Hindi on March 10 and will be concluded on April 1 with Sanskrit paper.
The class X board examination will commence with Hindi paper on March 11 and will end on April 1with Information and Technology paper. The examination will be conducted in one session from 10 am to 1 pm. As many as 1305 examination centres would be set up in various Government Higher Schools and Inter Colleges in the State. To conduct examination glitch free, 34 new centres would be made based on report submitted by the DM and district chief education officers concerned in the State.
A total of 252 examination centres have been declared as sensitive while 38 as ultra sensitive. The director said that all the 13 district chief education officers have been directed to take steps to ensure free and fair examination in their districts.
The education officers were directed to implement all the necessary guidelines for this examination, issued from the Education Directorate. At least two officials’ presence would be mandatory at the time of breaking the seal of the question papers and opening the entrance of the school.
The custodian and centre superintendents would be available at the centre till the end of the examination period, he added. Kunwar further said that instruction has been issued to impose section 144 of CrPC within 100 metres of the examination centre. However, the officials have been directed that adequate security personnel will be made available in sensitive and ultra— sensitive examination centres.
It must be ensured that not a single chit should reach inside the school premises during the examination. Within 100 meters of the examination centres, the movement of outsiders will not be allowed so that the examination can be conducted peacefully in the State.
The director said that instruction has been issued to the chief education officers to form at least six to eight flying squads in their districts and they will be assigned some schools on daily basis to ensure trouble free examinations in their district. Three flying squad teams at division level, two teams at directorate level, one team at the level of the state government will be formed for peaceful conduct of examination in the state, he added.
The department will declare board results by May 25. A total of 28 evaluation centres have been made while there are 13 collection centres and 18 sub-collection centres , in the State. Around 11, 000 teachers will be deputed for conducting this examination and checking the answer sheets, he added.