8.75 lakh students to appear for SSLC, 6.72 lakh students for PU II

Dharwad: The SSLC and PUC II annual examinations will be held in the State with all precautionary measures, said Primary & Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar.

While the SSLC exams are being held from June 21 to July 5, the PUC II exams are being held from May 24 to June 16.

Speaking after holding a meeting with the senior officers of Education Department from Belagavi, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Uttara Kannada, and Sirsi educational districts in Belagavi division here on Tuesday, he said, there will be no compromise on maintaining the sanctity of the examination, and protecting the health of the candidates and staff on examination duty.

He said, the officials have been asked to ensure that each registered candidate is facilitated to appear for the examination with confidence. Arrangements have been made to ensure social distancing in examination halls, and supply of masks and sanitizers to students and staff. In addition, the room invigilators and other staff will be provided with hand gloves, the minister said.

The standard operating procedure (SOP) prescribed by the Health Department will be followed strictly, Ihat instead of 24 candidates, this time 18 students will be sitting in each hall, he noted.

The exams

Suresh Kumar said, a total of 8,75,798 students will appear for the SSLC examination in the State this time. Last year, 8,48,203 candidates had appeared for the examination.

In Belagavi division comprising of Dharwad, Belagavi, Chikkodi, Gadag, Haveri, Uttara Kannada, Sirsi, Vijaypura and Bagalkot educational districts, he said, 2,42,070 candidates have registered for SSLC examination this year and the examinations will be held at 787 centers.

Since the offline classes for SSLC commenced in January, the syllabus was reduced to 70 per cent for this year’s examination. Most of the schools have completed 85 per cent of the reduced syllabus. The syllabus is shrunk in such a way that the students do not feel the pressure of the examination, and at the same time are not deprived of the contents of any chapter which are the link to the syllabus of PUC I year, the minister said.

The lessons beamed on Doordarshan’s Chandana channel under ‘Samveda’ programme when there were no off line classes, were viewed by 1.94 lakh students, he said.