Ranchi: Preparations for the matriculation and intermediate examinations to be held by Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) from May 4 have begun and the JAC chairman on Wednesday said safety of students and examination staff will be their top priority. Around seven lakh students are expected to appear for the examinations.
JAC chairman Arvind Singh said, “All Covid protection norms, including social distancing, wearing of masks and hand sanitization, would be followed. Each centre will have separate rooms for examinees either affected with Covid or having symptoms. Separate arrangement for entry and exit of such students and sanitization of their rooms will be ensured.”
JAC Secretary Mahip Singh added that in order to ensure social distancing, the number of examination centres has been increased by one and a half times. “Around 2,150 centres will be set up for the examinations. There is enough manpower in the districts to meet the additional requirement of centre superintendents and invigilators.”
Asked about students living in containment zones, the secretary said the admit cards would be like a pass for them to move out for attending examinations.
The regional deputy director of education, Ranchi, Arwind Vijay Bilung, said he has instructed centre superintendents under his jurisdiction to ensure all arrangements at their centres by April 25. The preparedness would be reviewed by the deputy commissioner a week before the examinations.
Bilung said regular sanitization of examination premises, thermal scanning of examinees and classroom-wise exit of examinees will be followed. A cell has also been formed in Ranchi district for supervision of examination works and exchange of information.