Inter exams on time

The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) on Monday announced that the Intermediate public exams for practical and theory papers will commence from February 3 and March 3 respectively, as per the original schedule.

The BIE secretary, Mr G. Balaramaiah, issued an official release on Monday putting to rest speculation that the exams would be postponed after academic activities were disrupted in December due to the agitations by students.

A recent meeting convened by the BIE with the regional inspection officers (RIOs) had suggested that the exams be postponed and this was also demanded by the government junior colleges.

However, the practical exams will be held from February 3 to 22, theory exams from March 3 to 22 and environmental education exam on January 30, which is a compulsory qualifying subject for all groups. The Government junior colleges are unhappy with the Board’s decision.

“How can the government justify conducting the exams as per the original schedule when it had declared holidays for two weeks for all junior colleges in the Telangana region in December?” said Mr Madhusudhan Reddy, the general secretary of the AP Government Junior Lecturers’ Association.

The association fears that the results in government colleges may be poor if the exams are not postponed.