Over 8.4 lakh students to appear for Karnataka Class 10 exam today
June 25, 2020 08:36
Amid the coronavirus scare, the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board is set to hold the 10th standard exam from Thursday.
As over 8 lakh students appear for the examination, the Karnataka government has said all precautions are in place.
The exam was supposed to take place on March 27 but due to the lockdown it was postponed.
"We are taking all precautionary measures to ensure the safety and security of the children in association with the home department and the health department," Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said on Wednesday.
"This examination is not a prestige issue for the government. This is the challenge we are accepting as our duty," he said. As many as 8,48,203 students would appear for the examination. Each examination hall would have only 18 to 20 students.
According to the education minister, adequate arrangements such as sanitisers and providing of masks have been made at the centres. He requested students to bring with them water bottles from home. For those who fail to bring it, water has beenarranged at the centres.
"We will sanitise the exam halls everyday after the exams are over. In addition to it, every examination centre will have physical education teachers deployed to ensure social distancing among the students," Kumar said.
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