One lakh more to take SSC exams

AHMEDABAD: This year, nearly one lakh more students will appear for SSC board exams scheduled to be held in March 2011. According to experts, the rise is a significant one as the numbers are up from 7.73 lakh students in 2009 to 8.72 lakh in 2010.

"Over 98,000 more students are appearing for the SSC board exams this year. This rise is significant as it means that enrolment drives have ensured that more students carry their studies beyond primary schooling and complete their secondary and higher secondary schooling," said Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board ( GSHSEB) examination secretary GM Rabari.

Rabari said that this is the first time that a new paper style is being introduced in the SSC board exams, which will have a 50:50 mix of subjective and objective-type questions. The system is being introduced so as to lessen the burden of examination on students. However, students will be required to sit a little more than three hours to write the exams.

Meanwhile, the number of students who will appear for the HSC (general) stream exam has recorded a rise of 38,000 this year as compared to last year. Here, a big number of students are those who had failed in one subject. Board officials say that there is also a sizeable number of students who are taking the exam again to pursue English as a subject. "There are many students who had not opted for English when they passed their HSC and are now taking the exam to pass HSC (general) stream with English subject," Rabari said.

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