Plus 2, Class 10 public exams: 17.36 lakh students are appearing for the exams
Tamil Nadu: School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh said that this year, 17,36,477 students will appear for the Plus 2 and Class 10 general exams under the state government syllabus in Tamil Nadu.
A consultative meeting regarding the preparations for the Plus 2 and Class 10 general exams under the state syllabus in Tamil Nadu in March and April, and the work to be done by monitoring officers and inspection officers, was held on Monday at the Devaniya Bhavan District Central Library Hall in Anna Salai, Chennai, under the chairmanship of the Minister. School Education Department Secretary P. Chandramohan, Director S. Kannappan, Director of Primary Education P.A. Naresh, Joint Directors and District Principal Education Officers participated in the meeting.
Without making mistakes…: Minister Anbil Mahesh told reporters after the meeting:
The meeting discussed with students how to prepare for public exams, how many students should be accommodated in a classroom, whether classrooms have drinking water, and whether schools have proper toilet facilities. Additionally, instructions were given to the relevant officials on how to correct last year’s mistakes and conduct the exams without any mistakes this time.
Scribes for 19,943: Scribes (people who write down what is said) are usually employed to assist students with disabilities in the Plus 2 and 10th grade general exams. This year, we will involve volunteers from the Homeless Education Project and students studying in education colleges in this work. 7,465 students in Plus 2, 186 candidates in the Plus 1 area, and 12,292 students in Class 10 will take the exams with the help of scribes. Scribes have been properly trained for this.
The old system will continue with regard to question paper design and other aspects. The general election dates were announced only after due consultation with the Election Commission. All schools will remain under the control of the state government until April 6.
4,900 Flying Squads… The Plus 2 General Exam will be held in 3,412 examination centers, the Plus 1 Exam (Arrear) in 2,615 examination centers, and the Class X General Exam in 4,219 examination centers. More than 49,000 teachers will be involved in these examinations every day. More than 4,900 Flying Squads will be involved in preventing malpractices in the General Exam.
In Tamil Nadu, 827,475 students are appearing for the Plus 2 exam this academic year, including 799,692 students and 27,783 independent students. 19,107 students, including 5,944 independent students, are appearing for the Plus 1 exam, while 25,051 students are appearing for the Class 10 general exam. 8,82,806 students, including 26,196 independent students, will appear for the Class 10 general exam, while 9,09,002 students will appear for the general exam. A total of 1,761,528 students will appear for the general exam. He said that this year, 281 prisoners have registered for the Plus 2 exam and 395 prisoners have registered for the Class 10 exam.
New syllabus released for general elections
The Election Department has released new syllabus for the Plus 2 and Class 10 public examinations to be held in March and April in Tamil Nadu. The press release issued in this regard reads:
Students taking Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Business Mathematics, and Statistics in the Higher Secondary Examination will be provided with 20,000 A4-sized logarithm books in large print.
Starting this year, students will be allowed to use simple calculators without programming capabilities for the Accounting course.
After the question papers are distributed to the students appearing for the exam, the remaining question papers are sealed in envelopes by the invigilator in front of the students in each examination room. This further strengthens the confidentiality of the question papers.
For candidates with disabilities who are taking the ‘scribe’ option, a separate question paper envelope containing five question papers is being provided.
It is reported that this year, the facility of Aadhaar card verification and uploading details was introduced directly to confirm the address of the candidates and ensure that they apply in their respective districts.
