Conjoined twins allowed to take class 10 exams separately

HYDERABAD: After considering the request of conjoined twins Veena and Vani, the Telangana education department has decided to allow them to appear for the secondary school certificate (SSC) (class 10) examination separately.
Initially, officials were not sure whether to consider the girls as one or two individuals given that they are joined at the head. Medically, however, it is well established that conjoined twins are two separate individuals who are born physically attached.
B Venkata Narasamma, district education officer of Hyderabad, said that they will be issued separate hall tickets and provided with scribes, if needed. “In November 2019, we had written to the state government for its direction on Veena and Vani’s case,” said Narasamma, adding that the decision, however, was made finally at the district level itself.
“The twins were keen on appearing for the examination separately,” she said.
However, district child welfare officer K Jhansi, who is taking care of the conjoined twins, said that they were yet to receive any communication from the education department. The conjoined twins spent a major part of their lives at Niloufer Hospital. At the age of 12, they were shifted to a state home.