BJD MLA Purna Chandra Swain seems offline matric examination in Odisha
2 min read By Express News Service
BERHAMPUR: BJD MLA from Surada Purna Chandra Swain was amongst 1,129 college students who appeared on the offline High School Certificate (HSC) examination within the Ganjam district on Friday.
The offline Matriculation Examination started throughout the State for the scholars dissatisfied over marks awarded by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) after the cancellation of the annual examination as a result of second wave of the Covid pandemic.
More than 15,000 candidates are showing within the offline examination at 504 centres.
The three-time legislator from Surada Assembly Constituency appeared the examination at Surada Girls’ High School. Swain was just lately in information for arranging a feast in his village Amurutulu by violating Covid norms.
Born in 1972, Swain has been representing the Surada Assembly section since 2009.
While a complete of 1,129 college students, together with 708 common college students, are showing for the examination at 29 examination centres in Ganjam in adherence to COVID-19 pointers, round 196 college students are writing the check in three centres at Berhampur.
Though Swain had tried to clear the examination a number of instances prior to now, he was unsuccessful for numerous causes.
The ruling social gathering MLA was seen adhering to the Covid-19 pointers whereas getting into the examination centre along with his admit card. A sitting association was made individually for him as he was acknowledged to be sick.
The Covid check of all of the academics and employees concerned within the examinations have been carried out 48 hours earlier than the examination started. Apart from thermal screening of all candidates, carrying of masks, hand sanitisation and social distancing had been strictly adopted in any respect examination centres.
The offline HSC examination will proceed until August 5.