SSC examinations start on a high note in Telangana

Hyderabad SSC exams begin smoothly with grace time, police assistance and free bus rides for students.

The Secondary School Certificate examinations started on a positive note on Monday, with most students reaching their centres in time.

Lifting the earlier rule that candidates will not be allowed into the centre if they are late by a minute, the State government recently announced a grace time of up to five minutes for the students. No incident of late comers being denied entry to the centres was reported on the first day.

A total of 2,676 centres across the State hosted the examination for over 5.08 lakh students. The exam duration was three hours—9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.—for first-language paper, with first-language composite paper getting 20 minutes extra.

The Board of Secondary Education employed 30,000 invigilators and 144 flying squad teams to ensure the examinations are conducted fairly.

Two boys miss exam after road mishap

Two Class-10 students from Manopad mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district missed their examination after they met with a road mishap.

Four boys riding two motorcycles lost control of their vehicles and fell while on their way from Pothulapadu village to their examination centre in the mandal headquarters town. Two of them sustained minor injuries but made it to the centre. The two others, however, were shifted to Kurnool for treatment.