HYDERABAD: Stating that it will take all precautions to conduct the SSC examinations in a safe manner, the state government on Thursday urged the Telangana high court to accord it the required permission to conduct the examinations.
As the HC had stayed all remaining examinations after the conduct of exams in two subjects in March, the state has now made an appeal to the court to vacate that stay order in order to allow it to complete the remaining ones.
Chitra Ramachandran, state education department’s special chief secretary filed an affidavit in the court wherein she said that the number of coronavirus cases has come down due to the lockdown measures taken by the state. Citing the Union government guidelines that allowed all activities in green and orange zones, she said that the centre has imposed certain restrictions only in red zones but the state can take up activities with certain precautions. “Keeping the interests of students in view, the state now wants to complete the class X exams,” the special chief secretary said.
“Earlier we used to allow up to 240 students to write exams in each exam centre and this number is now reduced to 100 to 120 per centre. For this, we have increased the number of exam centres to 4,535 from the earlier 2,530 centres and this time we will ensure that at least 6 feet distance is maintained between the students appearing for exams,” she said.
The special chief secretary said that while earlier each room would accommodate 20 to 24 students, this time only ten students will be allotted one room. She said that another 26,400 staffers would be deployed at the centres along with an adequate number of medical staff. A student’s hall ticket will qualify as a travel pass. All students, teachers and staff will have to masks.
According to Ramachandran, exam centres and halls have been disinfected and equipped with sanitisers, and soaps. Separate rooms will be allotted for those who are suffering from cold and fever. Students can come with their parents or can use state transport facilities which are being arranged for the purpose. Arrangements have been made for parents or guardians to wait at the exam centres.
“As the state has taken all the precautions, we may be permitted to conduct exams in view of the welfare of the students,” Chitra Ramachandran said. The advocate general is likely to make a mention before the high court on Friday on the issue.
As the HC had stayed all remaining examinations after the conduct of exams in two subjects in March, the state has now made an appeal to the court to vacate that stay order in order to allow it to complete the remaining ones.
Chitra Ramachandran, state education department’s special chief secretary filed an affidavit in the court wherein she said that the number of coronavirus cases has come down due to the lockdown measures taken by the state. Citing the Union government guidelines that allowed all activities in green and orange zones, she said that the centre has imposed certain restrictions only in red zones but the state can take up activities with certain precautions. “Keeping the interests of students in view, the state now wants to complete the class X exams,” the special chief secretary said.
“Earlier we used to allow up to 240 students to write exams in each exam centre and this number is now reduced to 100 to 120 per centre. For this, we have increased the number of exam centres to 4,535 from the earlier 2,530 centres and this time we will ensure that at least 6 feet distance is maintained between the students appearing for exams,” she said.
The special chief secretary said that while earlier each room would accommodate 20 to 24 students, this time only ten students will be allotted one room. She said that another 26,400 staffers would be deployed at the centres along with an adequate number of medical staff. A student’s hall ticket will qualify as a travel pass. All students, teachers and staff will have to masks.
According to Ramachandran, exam centres and halls have been disinfected and equipped with sanitisers, and soaps. Separate rooms will be allotted for those who are suffering from cold and fever. Students can come with their parents or can use state transport facilities which are being arranged for the purpose. Arrangements have been made for parents or guardians to wait at the exam centres.
“As the state has taken all the precautions, we may be permitted to conduct exams in view of the welfare of the students,” Chitra Ramachandran said. The advocate general is likely to make a mention before the high court on Friday on the issue.
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