Malda gears up for exams

Nearly 30,000 to sit for Madhyamik

Statesman News Service

MALDA, Feb. 24: A total of 29,039 students including 13,413 female students from Malda district will begin the Madhyamik examinations tomorrow. According to the manager in charge of the Madhyamik exams in the district, more than 26,000 students took the exam last year. Almost 3,000 more students will do so this year.

A total of 12,629 boys and 10,406 girls will appear in Madhyamik as regular candidates, while 2,692 boys and 2,634 girls will appear as continuing candidates (CC). 305 boys and 373 girls will appear for compartmental subjects. The education department has finalised 14 examination centres and 77 venues for all students appearing for this examination across the district.

The district administration has imposed Section 144 CrPC at a distance of 100 metres from all the venues and asked photocopier shops to close from 11.30 am to prevent unfair examination practices. The 14 examination centres have also been asked to take care of candidates who fall ill and make the necessary arrangements for them to sit their examinations in nearby hospitals.

Sabitri Das, a Madhyamik candidate, was admitted to a private nursing home for an appendectomy operation today. Her father, Mr Pinaki Das, sought help from the centre in the Bamongola block area in order for her to be able to sit the exam in the nursing home tomorrow. Two female students from the Araidanga area in an advanced stage of pregnancy have been asked to be admitted to hospital to sit the exam.

The district magistrate has asked the authorities of the private and government bus services to provide adequate and punctual services.

The manager in charge of the examinations, Mr Partha Jha, said: “One invigilator will be appointed for every 20 examinees. Invigilators have been asked not to expel any candidates. They will only cancel the candidate’s answer script if the candidate undertakes unfair practices in the examination hall.”