CCTVs to keep an eye on students for Telangana inter practical exams

CCTV cameras will be turned into observers for the forthcoming intermediate practical exams. To put an end to malpractices, the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TG BIE) decided to hold practical examinations amidst the CCTV surveillance system.

The decision from the Board comes as several corporate junior colleges have not been holding the practical examinations as per the rulebook, allowing students to pass exams with inflated results. Now, this directive is aimed at ensuring students complete their practical exams independently.

The Board recently held a meeting with junior colleges operating under all managements and mandated the installation of CCTVs. According to officials, 900 labs where exams will be held have already been equipped with CCTV cameras.

“The centralised CCTV surveillance system will be monitored by the board officials,” said a senior official. So far, marks are being recorded under the CCTV surveillance.

With CCTVs in place, the Board decided to do away with the departmental officers, who on several occasions faced



accusations of receiving cash under the table from corporate colleges to pass their students and some with inflated scores. However, the TGBIE will be deploying additional flying squads, which will be tasked to oversee the conduct of the exams in all junior colleges.

The TGBIE will hold practical examinations for both general and vocational courses from February 3 to 22, including on second Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm.

Prior to these exams, English practical exams for both the first and second-year intermediate students are on January 31 and February 1, respectively. The Board, which introduced English practical examinations for first-year intermediate students during the academic year 2023-24, has extended it to second-year students this academic year.

Further, the Board has scheduled the ethics and human values examination for backlog students on January 29 and the environmental education examination for all students on January 30. Both exams will be conducted from 10 am to 1 pm. The theory inter-examinations will be held from March 5 to 25.