Class 10 state board exams commence tomorrow; results on May 10

CHENNAI: The board examination for Class 10 for the academic year 2023-24 is all set to begin on today (March 26, Tuesday), with 9.10 lakh students registered for the exam in the State. The exam is set to go on till April 8.

As per a circular from the School Education Department, out of 9.10 lakh students from 12,616 schools in TN registered to write the exam, 4.57 lakh are boys, 4.52 lakh are girls, and one is a trans candidate.

For the final exam, 28,827 private candidates have also registered for the exam in Tamil Nadu. And, 235 prison candidates are set to write the exam today, making the number higher than those who appeared for classes 11 and 12 board exams.

Furthermore, 4,107 exam centres and 304 monitoring rooms for answer sheets have been arranged to safeguard the answer papers. For the effective functioning of the exams, the Directorate of Government Examination (DGE) has deployed 1,241 standing squads, 48,700 invigilators and 3,350 flying squads overall for all exam centres. Additionally, DGE has allotted 118 answer-sheet collection centres and 88 centres for correction of answer sheets.

Meanwhile, the board exam for Class 11 concluded on Monday. As many as 8.20 lakh students have registered for the exam. Students who wrote the Maths exam were happy that it was easy and questions were within the syllabus.

“Questions in the Maths and commerce papers were very easy. But, those in the zoology paper was average for most students,” said a teacher of a government school in Chengalpattu.

However, with the board exam for Class 10 beginning along with the campaigning for the Lok Sabha election, teachers urged the electoral candidates to keep the decibel levels low and requested the State government to ensure that students were not disturbed with loud campaigning activities.