STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) is all set to conduct the HS Final Year examinations which will be held from May 11 to June 14. The examinations will be conducted keeping in view of the COVID-19 protocol, the AHSEC stated. An AHSEC official underlined that a total of 2.5 lakh students will appear in examinations from Arts, Science and Commerce streams this year. Last year around 2.4 lakh candidates appeared in the examinations. Talking to The Sentinel, the official stated that the examinations will be held across 772 centres in the State.
The practical examinations will be held from April 20 to May 4. Meanwhile, the materials and answer sheets for the practical exams have been provided to all the respective centres, the official said.
"47 zones have been designated for evaluation of the answer sheets. We will follow the COVID protocol in the entire examination process. The centres will follow all the guidelines and every examination hall will have sanitizers along with hand washing facilities," the official added.