Bhubaneswar: The Odisha School and Mass Education Department on Thursday announced that the evaluation of answer books of annual matriculation examination will start from May 26.
In a letter, the Department asked the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Cuttack which conducts the annual HSC exam, to begin the evaluation of the answer sheets of the matric exams.
The evaluation will be held at 60 centres with more than 6,000 evaluators across the state with strict adherence to the social distancing norms.
The district collectors have been urged to nominate one nodal officer, preferably an ORS officer, for supervising the logistic arrangements at the designated evaluation centres, the letter reads.
“Further, you may kindly ensure that COVID 19 guidelines issued by Health and Family Welfare Department and SRC, Odisha, are followed strictly,” it added.
Answer sheets of candidates who appeared in SOSC and Madhyama examinations will also be evaluated from May 26.
The Department had decided to start the evaluation of 10th exam answer papers from May 20. However, it was postponed due to cyclone Amphan.
Earlier, it was deferred in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and subsequent lockdown.