Amaravati, March 18 (PTI) As many as 6.3 lakh students appeared for the class 10 board examinations in Andhra Pradesh, which commenced on Monday.
According to S Suresh Kumar, Commissioner of School Education department, 23,920 of the total 6.54 lakh registered candidates remained absent on the first day of the SSC examinations, scheduled from March 18 to 30.
As many as 30,234 examination rooms are available to accommodate the students registered for the board exams, he said.
Further, the principal secretary said that steps such as providing audio question papers to visually impaired students have been taken. He noted that the southern state is the first in the country to do so on a pilot basis.
The official said 12 specially-abled students are availing the facility.
