IMPHAL, Feb 21 NNN: In Manipur, a total of 26,682 candidates will appear in the ensuing Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate exam 2013, the largest number of students in five years.
Preparation for the HSSLC exam 2013 to be conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM) has been completed, Sagolsem Kiran Singh, Controller of Examinations of the council, said.
For the exam, which is to commence on February 28, as much as 29,593 students had registered and 2,911 of them was rejected by the council following which 26, 682 have been announced eligible to appear it, he said.
In Arts stream, 6, 899 will give the exam, 648 in Commerce and 19,135 in Science, he informed.
This year, 7, 200 more students have been increased, compared to previous year’s 19, 482, he added. He also said the increase in the number of candidates for the HSSLC exam 2013 is mainly due to the decline in the number of migrating students to other states and also a decrease in seeking admission in CBSE schools in the state.
There will be 29 council centres for the scheduled HSSLC exam which will conclude on March 25, while that of private centres is 32.
Official information regarding the exam has been given to the concerned police stations and flying squad teams have also been set up so as to enable smooth conduct of the exam, Kiran said.
However, hectic preparation for the upcoming High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exam 2013 scheduled to begin from February 27 is going on and that it would be finished within two-three days, according to a source in Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM).
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