TIRUNELVELI
Evaluation of Plus Two answer papers, which got delayed due to COVID – 19 induced lockdown, is to commence at 7 centres in Tirunelveli district from Wednesday onwards.
Around 1,000 teachers are involved in this exercise to be conducted at St. Ignatius Convent Girls’ Higher Secondary School (Chemistry and Computer Science), St. John’s Higher Secondary School (Physics), Sarah Tucker Girls’ Higher Secondary School (English), Rose Mary Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Accountancy and Economics), Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Tamil), Cathedral Higher Secondary School (Biology, Botany and Zoology) and Jayendra Saraswathi Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Mathematics), all in Palayamkottai.
“Each room with better ventilation will have only eight persons – a Chief Examiner, a Scrutiny Officer and six Assistant Examiners – so that physical distancing can be ensured in every hall. All of them have been asked to wear mask while sanitizer will be kept in every room,” said Collector Shilpa Prabhakar Satish after inspecting the facilities made in one of the schools for smooth evaluation of answer scripts.
Ms. Shilpa reviewed the arrangements made by the schools for keeping drinking water in every room and the number of toilets with adequate water facility in these schools.
“Since the teachers are going to evaluate the answer scripts during summer, all the rooms will have fans and steps have been taken to ensure uninterrupted power supply to these evaluation centres, all guarded by the police personnel,” Ms. Shilpa said.
The Collector also inspected disinfection done in these centres on Monday and Tuesday.
Though the Department of School Education, while releasing the Plus Two board examination schedule immediately after the re-opening of the school for the academic year 2019-2020, had announced that the results would be declared on April 24, the plans went awry due COVID – 19 outbreak.
Since valuation of answer scripts got delayed the pandemic triggering panic everywhere, the results could not be declared as planned.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Tirunelveli City, S. Saravanan, Chief Educational Officer Bhoopathi and other senior officials accompanied the Collector.
Evaluation of answer scripts is expected to be completed before second week of June and hence the results will be available before June-end, sources in the Department of School Education said.
Dindigul
Elaborate arrangements were in place for evaluation, said Collector M. Vijayalakshmi.
Speaking to reporters, she said that the plus two exams were held from March 2 to 24. From the district, 20,917 students including boys and girls and private students appeared in 84 centres from 205 schools.
All the 1396 teachers earmarked for the purpose would be present at the centres from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., the Collector said.
Earlier, at a review meeting with senior officials, Ms. Vijayalakshmi held discussions on the arrangements made for the tenth public examinations which would begin from June 15 to 25. The officials said that 12,956 girls and 12,924 boys would appear for the examinations from 352 centres in Dindigul, Palani and two other educational districts. The Collector asked for the number of teachers and students who would come from containment zones to the exam halls and the special arrangements made for such people. Similarly, the officials said that students coming from other districts to write examinations shall display the identity cards issued by the schools instead of e-pass for travel, they clarified.
The Corporation Commissioner Sendil Murugan, DRO R. Govindaraj, CEO Manivannan, PA (General) R. Rajkumar, PO DRDA Kavita and other officers participated in the meeting.
Ramanathapuram
Collector K Veera Raghava Rao said that valuation of 99,528 answer scripts would be carried out in four centres - two in Ramanathapuram and two centres in Paramakudi from Wednesday. A total of 928 teachers would be engaged in the exercise.
He inspected the facilities at a school in Ramanathapuram accompanied by officials.
Madurai
All safety measures are in place at the six centres in Madurai district, say officials from the School Education Department.
Chief Educational Officer R. Swaminathan said that around 1,800 teachers will evaluate the Class 12 examinations. The evaluation will take place at six centres.
Buses have been arranged for 18 routes across the district to facilitate the transport of teachers to the evaluation centres, he said.
Theni
Collector M Pallavi Baldev told reporters that 887 teachers would be engaged in the district. After inspecting arrangements at a school in Muthuthevanpatti, she said 99,131 papers would be valued.
