HSC booklets to reach nodal centres by today

Cuttack: As the annual HSC examinations remain four days away, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has geared up its preparedness to ensure a smooth conduct of the examination this year.

According to BSE sources, the question booklets will be reached all the nodal centres identified to store the papers by today. The papers reached all the centres in Maoist-hit districts including Rayagada, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri where armed security personnel have been deployed to guard the papers.

The Board authorities identified 306 nodal centres for storing the booklets which would be sent to the exam centres on the day of the examination. Around 5 lakh students would face new booklet format this year. The admit card will be issued two days before the test, official sources said.