Over 43,000 candidates to take SSLC exam in twin districts

A total of 29,712 will take the exam in Dakshina Kannada and 14,022 in Udupi

As many as 43,734 students have applied to appear for the SSLC examination in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The examination, which will begin on Monday, will end on April 11.

A total of 29,712 students are eligible to appear for the examination in 99 centres in Dakshina Kannada, while 14,022 students are eligible to appear for the examination in 58 centres in Udupi district.

Of the 29,712 students from Dakshina Kannada, 28,639 are regular students and 877 are private fresh candidates. There are 120 regular repeaters, 55 private repeaters, seven new scheme private regular and 14 new scheme repeater students who will appear for the examination.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Director of Public Instruction K. Sudhakar said that a centre has been set up at Ramakunja Pre University College for eight disabled endosulfan victims. Each one of the eight students will be assigned a scribe and given extra time for each paper.

Mr. Sudhakar said that each one of the 99 examination centres will have a superintendent, a custodian and mobile phone custodian officer. There will be 1,588 room supervisors, he said.

Udupi Deputy Commissioner M. Kurma Rao said that a total of 957 personnel have been posted for examination duty in his district. As many as 46 officers have been appointed to bring question papers to the centres and take answer sheets to strong rooms after the end of the examination.

In a statement, Mr. Rao asked students to come to the examination centres with hall tickets and comply with the dress code of their school.