Now, HSC answer sheets evaluation to start from May 21
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of cyclone Amphan, the Odisha government on Monday rescheduled the date of evaluation of matriculation examination answer sheets. The evaluation process, which was scheduled tostart from May 20 will now begin a day after on May 21, official sources said.
Since cyclone Amphan will move along the state coast and will cause heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal districts from Monday evening, the evaluation will now start from May 21 at 60 centres, said school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Das.
The government took the decision in view of the difficulties faced by teachers in travelling. However, the government has asked the department to allot centres to teachers within 10km range of their homes due to the lockdown restrictions and consequent inconveniences.
On the pending annual Plus II examinations, Das said the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has decided to conduct it between July 1 and 15. The exact dates of the examinations have not been decided yet. However, the evaluation of the answer sheets of examinations already completed will start from June 1, he informed.
The HSC answer sheets evaluation had started on March 17 but the process got disrupted from March 18 after teachers expressed fear and apprehension about the spread of the virus as they were evaluating the answer sheets sitting in groups and one answer sheet moves from one hand to another. Around 23,000 teachers will be engaged in the evaluation of matriculation answer sheets. A total 5, 60, 891 students appeared the exam this year.