Class 12 State Board exams begin, over 9,000 skip first paper

The Class 12 State Board examinations began on Monday, and most students found the first paper, Language, to be easy. “The questions were as expected. We were prepared for it. It was easy,” said P. Priyadarshini, a student of Lady Willingdon Government Model Higher Secondary School.

Of the 8,27,475 registered candidates, 8,16,289 students wrote the exam, and no malpractice was reported, according to a press release from the Directorate of Government Examinations.