GUWAHATI: A statement issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam said that OMR sheets will be used for the answering of the objective type questions in the High School Leaving Certificate examinations. It also mentioned that the examinations will take place in February next year.
The board has informed the inspectors of schools for each district that the objective-type questions will comprise 50 per cent of the total marks. Each question will carry one mark for the core subjects including English, General Mathematics, General Science and Social Science. And that OMR sheets will be provided under each of the student's names for the examination. A separate 16-page response sheet will also be provided to the students for the subjective-type questions which will make up for the remaining 50 per cent.
SEBA also issued the directive for the affiliate schools regarding the eligibility criteria for students to appear in HSLC examinations 2024. It mentioned that the students who appeared in Unit Test- 1 (except those students who were unsuccessful in HSLC Examination, 2023) and regularly attend all classes and who will appear in subsequent examinations like Unit Test-II, Half Yearly Examination and Pre-Board Examination. The unsuccessful candidates of the HSLC examination, 2023 who were re-admitted in Class-X but could not appear in Unit Test-1, have to attend classes regularly and also to appear in Half Yearly Examination, Unit Test-II and Pre-Board Examination.
They also announced that the procedure for sending confidential materials including question papers will remain unchanged. The same will be sent in sealed packages for safekeeping at police stations or police outposts and will be open at due time in the presence of the necessary officials. Question paper packets containing 10 question papers will be opened in the classrooms after collecting the same from the distribution area.
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