AP SSC exams 2020: The Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (BSEAP) will hold the SSC, class 10th exams in the month of July.
In an interview with The Indian Express, State Education minister Adimulapu Suresh said, “We are planning to conduct the SSC examinations in July. The dates will be announced taking note of the lockdown restrictions.”
BSEAP has been asked to increase the examination centres, so that the social distancing guidelines issued should be maintained while conducting exams. “The students will be made to sit at least one metre away to ensure social distancing as coronavirus can spread through community and human transfer,” the education minister said.
Candidates can take the exam with the old hall tickets. Once the exam dates released, there will be options to download fresh admit card, the minister informed.
About 6,39,022 students have registered to take the SSC, class 10 exams. The examinations had been slated to be conducted on March 23 but were further delayed to March 31, and was cancelled again owing to lockdown.
Meanwhile, the evaluation process of the board class 12th exam answer copies has begun. The results of class 10 examinations are likely to be declared by June.
Around 10.17 lakh students applied to appear in the class 12th examinations, with 5.10 lakh for the 1st year, and 5.17 lakh for the 2nd year.
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