On Monday the matriculation and intermediate examinations started in which a total of 12,432 students appeared. DC Manjunath Bhajantri inspected the exam centres to ensure fair conduct of examination. During his inspection at the Harijan middle school, the DC said, “The matriculation examination is the first stage of the progress of a student’s life.” During the inspection DEO Urmila Kumari, SDO Saurabh Kumar Sinha and Education Extension officers were present.