Admissions to Odisha higher secondary schools to begin from Aug 12

State school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Dash said the admission process will be conducted through Students Academic Management Systems portal (https://samsodisha.gov.in) and that there will be no increase in admission fee for any self-financing courses

Published on: Aug 10, 2021, 14:10:20 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Admissions to higher secondary schools in Odisha will begin from August 12 and 54,900 more seats will be available for the aspirants, state school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Dash said on Tuesday.

Dash said the admission process will be conducted through Students Academic Management Systems portal (https://samsodisha.gov.in) and that there will be no increase in admission fee for any self-financing courses because of the pandemic.

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As many as 97.89% of the students, who took the Class 10 examination conducted by the Odisha Board of Secondary Education, cleared it, the highest so far surpassing 86.37% in 2017. As no examination could be conducted this year, the Board relied on an alternative assessment system taking into account the marks secured in Class 9 as well periodic tests in Class 10.

Dash said his department received applications from several higher secondary schools for adding 72,000 more seats in view of the higher pass percentage.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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