SSLC, Plus One exams begin on Thursday

The SSLC (Class X) and the Plus One higher secondary/vocational higher secondary education examinations (HSE/VHSE) will get under way in Kerala on Thursday. The Plus One improvement exams are also scheduled to begin on the day.

As many as 4.18 lakh students have registered for the SSLC examinations. There are 3,047 exam centres across the State, the Gulf, and Lakshadweep. The students will sit for the First Language Part I exam on Thursday.

As many as 4.11 lakh students will appear for the Plus One higher secondary examinations and 3.41 lakh students for the Plus One improvement examinations.

The Plus Two HSE/VHSE examinations will begin on Friday. There are 1,984 exam centres for the Plus One and Plus Two HSS examinations in all.

However, the SSLC (Class X) examinations scheduled for Thursday and the higher secondary (Classes XI and XII) examinations to be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in the Gulf region have been postponed in the wake of the Israel-U.S. and Iran conflict intensifying in West Asia.

Minister’s message

Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty, in a message to students appearing for the examinations, said exams were nothing to fear but an opportunity to convey whatever knowledge one had gained. The evaluation would determine how much the students had been able to develop 21st century skills such as critical thinking, analytical skills, and creativity. According to the norms readied by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, 80% of the questions would be easy or of average difficulty level. Interesting questions pertaining to learning outcomes will be related to life examples, the Minister said, urging students not to feel daunted by attempts on social media to make them fearful of exams.