SSC exams start today amid tight health vigil
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams for the academic year 2020 are starting from March 19. Keeping in mind the novel Coronavirus, which is at the threshold of widespread, the SSC has come up with new precautions and instructions.
The minister for education, Sabitha Indra Reddy in a press release, said that there are around 5,34,903 students appearing for the examinations in 2,530 centres across the state. All the required precautions have been taken to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations, which will end on April 6. The minister also added that students will be allowed inside the centres from 8.30 am onwards, an hour before the examination starts and also five minutes’
● IF SOMEONE is suffering from fever, cough or cold, they will be provided with a separate room.
● STANDBY invigilators will take over if assigned invigilators fall sick
● ALL CENTRES have been strictly instructed to provide sanitizers and liquid soap, fresh and clean drinking water at the centres for the students.
● THEY ALSO asked to request students not to congregate after exams
grace period for the latecomers will be allowed to avoid crowding at the entrance. If someone is suffering from fever, cough or cold, they will be provided with a separate room. There are some standby invigilators, who will replace if any assigned invigilator falls sick.
Talking to Deccan Chronicle, B. Venkata Narasamma, the District Education Officer of Hyderabad, said that there are 362 centres from Hyderabad. All the centres have been strictly instructed to provide sanitizers and liquid soap, fresh and clean drinking water at the centres for the students. They have also requested the students not to congregate after writing the exam. Md Ishaq, who is appearing for the exams, said that keeping the epidemic of COVID19 in mind, the school management prescribed a list of precautions which include carrying your own water bottle and a sanitizer.
The principal of St Theresa’s High School said that schools and classrooms have been sanitized properly and all the invigilating staff have been given all the instructions by the government.