SHILLONG, Feb 9: Over 64,000 students are set to appear the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations from Monday.
The exams will be conducted across 164 centres, with 93 centres located in the Shillong region (Khasi-Jaintia Hills) and 71 centres in the Tura region (Garo Hills).
Among the candidates, 37,861 are females while 26,526 are males. The students have been categorised as follows: 29,973 under Regular-I, 16,028 under Regular-II, 1,455 as private candidates, 1,884 as non-regular, 21 appearing for improvement, and 15,026 for the compartmental category.
A total of 1,896 schools and institutions are participating in the examinations, including 698 affiliated and 1,198 unaffiliated schools.
The number of students appearing for the SSLC exams has risen compared to last year, when 55,191 students took the exams, recording a pass percentage of 55.80%.
The SSLC exams will commence with the English paper on Monday, while the final paper, Mathematics or Special Mathematics, will be held on February 25.
Examinations will begin at 10 am and conclude at 1 pm, with the exam halls opening at 9:30 am. Question papers will be distributed at 9:45 am, and answer scripts will be handed out at 9:50 am. For Vocational Subjects, theory examinations will be held for a shorter duration, from 10 am to 11 am. The Board has urged students to adhere to the guidelines and ensure they arrive at their respective centres on time.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has wished the students the very best for the exams.
