29,456 candidates set to appear for SSLC exam in Dharwad
The Hindu
Precautionary measures being taken ahead of the examination
A total of 29,456 candidates have registered to appear for the SSLC examination which will be conducted in as many as 161 centres in Dharwad district. Chairing a review meeting in Dharwad on Monday on the SSLC preparations in which officials from the Departments of Education, Police and Health took part, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat B. Susheela said that there were 413 high schools in the district of which 119 were government, 141 private unaided and 153 were unaided. Amid fears of the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19, precautionary measures were being taken for conducting the examination, she said.More Related News

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