Manipur: 38127 students to appear this year’s HSLC exam

The Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) is all set to conduct this year's High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2023 starting March 16 till April 3.

A total of 38,127 students including 8130 students of government schools, 1520 students of aided schools and 28,477 students of private schools will be appearing in the examination across 158 centres in the state.

Akham Joykumar Singh, Chairman of BOSEM said that twelve blind and physically challenged candidates would be appearing the exam.

BOSEM has constituted 70 inspection teams of four members each to check use of unfair means by students during the examination, Joykumar said while speaking to reporters in Imphal on Monday.

Secretary, Dr. Sapam Mangijao Singh of BOSEM and Controller of Examinations Laishram Mangi Singh of BOSEM were also present during the press briefing.

As agreed in a departmental meeting, the authority changed the nomenclature to inspection teams in place of the flying squads teams from this year.

In addition, around 45 teams including students, volunteers and stakeholders who have been given recognition certificates by the BOSEM would be monitoring exam centres, he said.

Unlike in the previous years, separate answer sheets would be provided for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Likewise answer sheets for social science will be issued for history, Geography and Civics.

The arrangement was made by an expert committee after some students cross answers in previous years. So answers should be in the respective sheets of the respective subjects, he added.

He appealed to one and all not to call bandh, general strike or blockade during the course of the upcoming examination.

Seeking cooperation from the public in conducting the examination successfully, he appealed to all not to circulate hoax news relating to examinations in social media.

When asked, BOSEM chairman informed that the results of HSLC Exam 2023 could be declared by the second week of May this year. Imphal, March 14 (EMN)