Over 5 lakh II Inter students absent for English betterment exam
The Hindu
Official makes surprise inspections at test centres
Secretary of the State Intermediate Board of Education (IBE) V. Ramakrishna on Thursday made a surprise inspection at a few examination centres at Eluru in West Godavari district and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made for the smooth conduct of the ongoing advanced supplementary tests.
He examined the arrangements made at the exit and entrance points of the exam centres, seating arrangement made as per the COVID-19 protocol and availability of equipment like face masks and thermal scanners.
Meanwhile, a total of 6,893 students of Intermediate second year wrote the betterment exam in English (Paper-II) at 1,452 exam centres on Thursday. Of the 5,10,104 students who had applied, 5,03,211 did not show up for the exam.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.