Class 12 board exams begin in Kashmir with COVID-19 measures
Press Trust of India | November 13, 2020 | 09:27 AM IST
SRINAGAR: The annual board examinations for Class 12 in Kashmir valley commenced on Thursday amidst COVID-19-related preventive measures put in place by the authorities to check the spread of the infection among the students, officials said.
They said the examination commenced across the valley as well as in the winter zone areas of Jammu division. The examination was conducted smoothly with almost full attendance in adherence to COVID-19 SOPs, the officials said.
The candidates were briefed about the concessions granted in the examination that they had to attempt only 60 marks out of 100 marks, they said.
This year, one supervisor for 20 students were appointed instead of 30 students, so as to follow the social distancing norms, they added. As many as 58,514 candidates are appearing in the examination for which 626 centres have been established whereas from winter zone areas of Jammu division 15,055 candidates are appearing in 188 centres, the officials said.
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