SSLC exams begin from Friday in Karnataka

BENGALURU: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board is scheduled to conduct the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams from March 31 to April 15 under tight security.

A total of 8,42,811 students have registered for the exams which will be held in a total of 3,305 centres across the state. The timing for the examination will be from 10 am to 1.45 pm.

SSLC Exam Timetable for 2022-2023 is as follows:

March 31- First Language (Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English)

April 4- Mathematics

April 6- Second Language (English, Kannada)

April 10- Science

April 12- Third Language (Hindi, Kannada, English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sanskrit, Konkani, Tulu)

April 15- Social Science

Students should wear uniforms for the SSLC exam. As per the High Court orders, no items of religious sentiment, including hijab, are allowed in the exam halls. It is compulsory for children of government schools to wear the uniform prescribed by the government and for students in private schools to wear the uniform prescribed by the respective school management board. No student will be allowed to wear hijab inside the exam hall. If any student misses the exam due to hijab, they will not be allowed to take the special exam and they will have to write the supplementary exams.

The SSLC exam will be held under tight security

Preparations made at centres for SSLC exam

Installation of CCTV cameras in all the examination centres.

Students will not be allowed to carry smartwatches, mobile devices or other electronic devices in the exam hall.

Mobile phones and smartwatches prohibited for examination personnel.

Section 144 will be imposed around examination centres during the exams.

No one other than students will be allowed to enter the exam centre.

Crowds gathering near examination centres, or holding of protests are banned.

Photocopying shops, cyber centres and tuition centres near examination centres told to close.

Government has empowered DCs and SPs to take necessary security decisions in sensitive districts.