All set for SSC exams from Monday

Hyderabad: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations will be held across Telangana State from March 19 (Monday).

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Director Examinations R. Surender Reddy informed that a total of 556,757 students, including 35,711 private candidates, would appear for the examinations. Elaborate arrangements have been made at 2,615 centres where exams will be held from 9.30 AM to 12.15 PM. He said candidates would be allowed to enter the examination hall one hour before the examination while no one would be permitted after 9.35 AM.

A total of four Special Squads and different teams comprising of 144 officials have been constituted to prevent malpractices like copying. He said CCTV cameras would be installed at all examination centres.

The examinations will conclude on April 9 and the results would be declared within seven weeks. (INN)