Karnataka - Hubli-Dharwad   

Five vigilance squads to check exam malpractices

DHARWAD: With an objective to prevent malpractices during the second year pre-university examinations, the number of mobile vigilance squads in the district has been increased to five.

Deputy Director of Pre-University Education Ravindra Ritti told presspersons here on Wednesday that apart from the two vigilance squads led by Deputy Director of PU Education and Deputy Director of Public Instruction, three new squads headed by senior principals in the district had been formed. Mr. Ritti said that there were 27 examination centres in the district of which four were considered to be sensitive.

They include Anjuman PU College, Dharwad; Nehru PU College, Hubli; Harabhatta PU College, Kundagol and SUSJ PU College, Kubihal. There would also be police bandobast at these centres, he said.

As many as 20,567 students would be appearing for the PU examinations, which would be held from March 17 to 29, in the district, he said.

To a query, Mr. Ritti said that all preparations had been made for smooth conduct of the examinations. Meetings of principals of all PU colleges in the district had been conducted twice, he said.

Mr. Ritti said that apart from the mobile vigilance squads, members of local vigilance squads deputed from other districts would also be monitoring the examination centres. They would function at different examination centres every day.

Special vigilance squad members deputed for supervision work by the Deputy Commissioner would also visit the centres.

From this year, the students would be given an additional time of 15 minutes for going through the question paper before they start writing the examination. This would help the students plan better, he said.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad and the Police Commissioner of Hubli-Dharwad have issued prohibitory orders in areas that fall within 200-metre radius of the examination centres.

Photocopy centres in the area will remain closed during the PU examination period.

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