Preparations are in place across the region for smooth conduct of the SSLC examination commencing from Monday. In all, 38,138 students will appear for the examination from Mysuru district this year and there are 149 examination centres of which 56 are in the city and 93 are in the taluks. In view of the examination being conducted under the shadow of COVID-19, students will be subjected to thermal screening and will also have to wear masks and follow the SOP stipulated in view of the pandemic.
The senior officials of the Department of Public Instructions including the Deputy Director of Public Instructions Mr. Ramachandraraje Urs paid a visit to some of the examination centres in the city and taluks besides having interaction with the staff.
The marking of the roll numbers and seating arrangements were completed on Saturday and the question papers will be dispatched to the examination centres from the district treasury on the day of the examination with police security. CCTV cameras have been installed at the examination centres and mobile squads constituted for surprise checks to ensure that there are no malpractice. Apart from the students and those deployed for examination duties, the entry of unauthorised persons to the centre is banned.