20 COVID-19 positive SSLC students write examination

In all, 20 COVID-19 positive students were among the 44,159 students who wrote the SSLC examination in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Monday. They wrote the exam in COVID Care Centres. A total of 30,56

In all, 20 COVID-19 positive students were among the 44,159 students who wrote the SSLC examination in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Monday. They wrote the exam in COVID Care Centres. A total of 30,569 students wrote the exam in Dakshina Kannada, while 13,590 students gave it in Udupi district. Students answered multiple choice question papers related to Mathematics, Science and Social Science core subjects. In Dakshina Kannada, 28,088 students of those appearing were regular and 716 private candidates. As many as 1,765 students were repeaters. As many as 32 students, who were unwell, wrote the examination in isolated rooms at examination centres, while 15 COVID-19 positive students wrote it at COVID Care Centres. In Udupi district, 12,866 regular students answered questions related to the three core subjects. Among the private candidates, 204 students answered the Mathematics paper, 220 answered the Science paper and 206 solved the Social Science paper. Among repeaters, 520 wrote Mathematics, 555 and 356 students answered the Science and Social Science papers, respectively. And, five COVID-19 patients wrote the examination in the district.