3,363 kids from containment zones appear for SSLC exams

Bengaluru: The number of students from Covid-19 containment zones writing SSLC exams touched 3,363 on Wednesday. On the first day on June 25, it was 998.
This comes as several areas, especially in Bengaluru city, have turned containment zones in the wake of rise in cases. In all, 32 students could not appear for the exam as they turned positive.
While on June 25, the number of students who were found unwell during the check up at exam centre was 201, it was 613 on Wednesday.Students who are sick and those from the containment zones take the exam in a different room.
The social science exam on Wednesday saw an attendance percentage of 97.96 (7.68 lakh). This was against 98.78% last year. There were 7.45 lakh fresh candidates, 20,000 private candidates and 593 from outside the state.
Five students in Yadgir district were given question papers based on the old syllabus for maths exam on June 27. Their answerscripts will be evaluated separately and action will be taken against the officials.
Malpractices assisted by schools by switching off CCTV cameras were reported in Ballari and Koppal.
We’ve completed all the core subjects. Now only languages are left. We’ll complete them too in a safe environment
—S Suresh Kumar, primary and secondary education minister