Bhubaneswar, Feb 19: The High School Certificate (HSC) examinations of Odisha will begin from tomorrow i.e February 20 and will continue till March 4, 2024.

As many as, 5,60,000 students to appear for the matric examination in the 3,047 centres in the state.

For the first time AI BASED CCTV cameras have been installed in highly sensitive centers.

The board has advised the students to reach the examination center 1.5 hours prior to the examination timing.

While the exams will begin at 9 am, the students will enter the examination hall at 7.30 am. At 8.15 am, the gate of the examination center will be closed.  

OMR sheets will be given at 8.30 pm and question papers will be given at 9 pm, informed the board authorities.

However, in order to improve and reform the conduct of the examination, the examination center will be under cctv surveillance.

The command control room will be under the watch of 20 experts along with the board authorities. 

Dr Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, vice-president of the board, said that if mal practice or some untoward situation arises in any examination center, then the command will come through this AI camera.

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