Andhra Pradesh annual tenth standard exams to be held from July 10

annual public examinations for Class X students in Andhra Presh will be held from July 10.

examinations, originally scheduled to be held in first week of March, were postponed due to elections to local bodies and subsequently because of COVID-19 lockdown.

State Education Minister Audimulapu Suresh said on Tuesday that public examinations would w be held from July 10 with all precautions for prevention of coronavirus spre.

"We have identified 4,154 examination centres across state. Only 10-12 students will be accommodated in each examination room at se centres.

We are also reying about eight lakh face masks for students," minister said at an official review meeting.

While sanitisers would be kept rey at all examination centres, invigilators would be supplied hand gloves as part of coronavirus prevention measures.

Also, 4,500 rmal scanners would be kept rey at exam centres. minister said re would t be any exam centres in identified containment zones.

"If any new cases are found anywhere and a particular area is earmarked as (new) containment zone, we will shift examination centre to an alternative location. Officials have been directed to identify such alternative locations and keep m rey," Suresh said.

minister said examinations for 'AP Open School' would also be conducted in a similar fashion with all necessary precautions. y were opening 1,022 examination centres as against previous 580 for open school exams, he ded.