Nearly 15 lakh students to appear in State board exams this month in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The state government has made arrangements in which lakhs of students can attempt the upcoming SSC and HSC board exams in a stress-free environment, stated state education minister Jitu Vaghani.

A video conference under the leadership of state education minister Jitu Vaghani for reviewing the preparations of class 10 and 12 board exams was held today with the district administration officers at Gandhinagar.

State education minister Jitu Vaghani informed that 9,64,529 students will appear in class 10 exam at 958 centers and 1,08,067 students will appear in class 12 exam of science stream starting from 28th march. He added that 4,25,834 students will appear in class 12 exam for general stream at 527 centers starting on 28th march. Thus, a total 14,98,430 students will appear for board exams in the classrooms for the first time after covid-19 pandemic, he stated.

The facilities including CCTV are set up at all the 1625 exam centers to prevent malpractice, he stated. Enough security is arranged at the sensitive centers of the state. The reach of ‘Jivan Aastha’ helpline will be increased to keep the students stress-free, he added. DeshGujarat