The Intermediate Public Examination for the academic year 2011-12 will be held from 2 to 19 March.
The Intermediate Public Examination for the academic year 2011-12 will be held from 2 to 19 March.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Board of Intermediate Education secretary M Subramanyam said that the first year examinations would be conducted from 2 March to 17 March, followed by the second year examinations from 3 to 19 March.
As many as 19,58,202 students will appear for the examinations this year, for which the board has set up 2,488 examination centres across the state. 133 self-centres have also been set up.
The Board has classified 330 centres as "sensitive" or "problematic".
While 8,50,610 candidates, including 3,98,754 girls, will write the first year exam, 7,56,407 will appear for the second year examinations.
Besides, 1,89,066 candidates, including 65,930 girls, will appear as private candidates for the second year exam.
The evaluation of papers would begin from 14 March, and results will be announced in the last week of April.
The Intermediate supplementary examinations would be conducted in the first week of May.
The marks secured in the Inter examinations will be given a 25% weightage in the EAMCET rankings.
Subramanyam warned that the Board would initiate serious disciplinary action against lecturers who fail to turn up for the examinations and the evaluation of answer sheets. He said the Board has served notices to 1,537 lecturers who skipped the duties of invigilators.
Empowered committees led by concerned District Collectors have been formed in all districts to supervise the conduct of the examinations. The SPs of the respective districts would be the vice-chairmen of these committees.
Subramanyam said that the RTC has been requested to run special buses for the candidates during the examinations and that the energy department has been asked to ensure interrupted power supply to the examination centres.
A medical team would also be deployed at all centres.
Controller of Examination CM Ghouse was also present at the press conference. (INN)