21,028 students appear for Plus Two board exams in Dharmapuri
The Hindu
DHARMAPURI A total of 21,028 students appeared for the Plus Two board exams in the district on Thurs
A total of 21,028 students appeared for the Plus Two board exams in the district on Thursday.
The candidates included 20,347 regular students and 681 private candidates appearing in 79 centres. A total of 10,151 boys and 10,196 girls from over 179 schools are appearing for the board exams that is slated to continue till May 28, in the district.
Among the 179 schools are 102 government higher secondary schools, four government aided higher secondary schools, one Adi Dravidar Welfare School, three government residential schools, five self-aided higher secondary schools and 63 matriculation higher secondary schools.
According to the administration, 1280 exam hall invigilators, 79 chief invigilators, four additional invigilators,79 department staff, four additional personnel, 128 flying squad personnel, 66 scribes for differently-abled abled candidates, and 20 question paper controllers, are among the 1682 personnel deployed for the conduct of the exams in a free and a fair manner.
Earlier Collector S. Dhivyadarshini inspected the examination centres in Arignar Anna Government Boys Higher Secondary School, and Government Higher Secondary School in Illakiyampatti.
Krishnagiri
A total of 22,479 students appeared for the exams in Krishnagiri.
The All-India level NEET examination was started a few years ago to counter complaints of corruption during the joint entrance examinations held at the State level. AIDSO had warned the authorities that the solution to the menace of corruption was not changing the examination system, but to investigate the corruption and punish the guilty.
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