Bhubaneswar: More than 44,000 students did not appear for 2022 Matric exams this year, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said in the Assembly today. Dash replied to a question by Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati.
Tara sought a district-wise breakup of data about the absence of candidates in the examination and what steps the Government was taking in this regard.
The Minister said the highest 4,462 students skipped Class X Board in Mayurbhanj district, followed by 3,273 students in Ganjam. “The authorities have been directed to probe the circumstances that led the students to skip the annual examinations,” Dash said.
