Bhubaneswar, February 19: The annual matriculation examinations conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) began in Odisha today i.e. February 19.
More than 5.61 lakh students are appearing for the exams across 3,082 centres present in the state.
The examination started at 9 am in the morning and will continue till 11:30am. The gates of exam centres opened for students at 8:15 am while the OMAR sheets were distributed at 8:45 am.
BSE has made special provisions for differently abled candidates as they will receive extra 50 minutes to complete their papers.
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