COIMBATORE: The District Collector, Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, on Monday inspected the Plus Two public examination centre at the Corporation Higher Secondary School in Siddhapudur, Coimbatore.Speaking to reporters after the inspection, the Collector said that a total of 35,712 students are appearing for the Class 12 board examinations in the district. The examinations will continue until March 26. Across Coimbatore district, 365 schools have been attached to 130 examination centres. Of the total candidates, 19,344 are boys and 16,368 are girls. In addition, 852 private candidates are also taking the examination.The district administration has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure the smooth and fair conduct of the exams. Fourteen question paper custodians and armed police personnel have been deployed across seven zonal strong rooms to safeguard the question papers. As many as 37 transportation routes have been established, with each route supervised by an official and armed police personnel to ensure secure delivery of question papers to the centres. Answer sheets will also be collected and transported to designated collection centres on the same day after the examinations, officials said.To monitor the examinations, 130 chief superintendents, 130 departmental officers, 2,100 invigilators, and 300 static and flying squad officials have been deployed.343 Scribes have been appointed for students requiring assistance, in accordance with the guidelines of the Directorate of Government Examinations.The Transport Department has arranged special services to facilitate the smooth movement of students to and from the examination centres. Local bodies have ensured sanitation facilities, while the Health Department has kept emergency medical teams on standby. The Electricity Department has also taken steps to ensure uninterrupted power supply on examination days, the Collector added.On the first day of the examination, students were seen arriving at the centres in high spirits, exchanging greetings and wishing each other success.A total of 1,779 students from 17 Corporation Higher Secondary Schools under the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation are appearing for the Higher Secondary Second Year (+2) public examination. Of them, 641 are boys and 1,138 are girls.
