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.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.