Thiruvananthapuram: Wearing masks and following social distancing norms, over 13 lakh students in Kerala on Tuesday are appearing for the SSLC, Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary School examinations.
The board exams were postponed due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. Over 4,78 lakh students appeared for the SSLC examination while 56,345 wrote the VHSSE papers, The higher secondary exams would commence from Wednesday.
The examinations, postponed since March, are being held by following strict health safety standards and would continue till May 30.
Fire force had disinfected the 2945 centres across the state. The students have been asked to maintain social distancing, ensure hand hygiene and wear masks.