Conduct SSC exams strictly: Collector Musharraf

Nirmal: District Collector Musharraf Ali Farooqi instructed the officials concerned to conduct 10th class public examinations strictly, while addressing a meeting with the officials of education, revenue, RTC, and electricity departments at the Collector's conference hall in Nirmal on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, the Collector told the officials of all departments to work with coordination to make the SSC examinations successful and to avoid inconvenience to the students.

The electricity department officials were told to provide uninterrupted power supply during examinations, while District Medical and Health Officer was directed to arrange health assistants at all the examinations centres and provide ORS packets, medicines as well as mineral water at the exam centres. The Collector directed the officers concerned to make tight security arrangement and implement Section 144 during the examination time and to close all Xerox centres near the examination centres..

Superintendent of Police C Shashidhar Raju said that all security arrangements will be made to avoid any untoward incidents and exams will be held with strict action plan and mobile phones are strictly not allowed in the examination centre.

District Educational Officer T Pranitha said 10th class examinations will be conducted from February 19 to April 6, from 9.45 am to 12.15 pm. A total of 9,799 regular students and 225 private students will write the exam in 45 regular and one private examination centres.

He advised the students to reach the examinations centre at least one hour before the exam time. Intermediate Nodal Officer MC Alexander, Electricity SE Chowhan, RDO Prasunamba, DPRO Kareem and others were present at the meeting.