Bhubaneswar: The Class XII examination being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) began with six papers of vocational education at 10.15 am on Friday.
This year, 12,87, 000 students have registered for the examination and of them, 16,000 are from Odisha.
The core papers will be start from March 2 and continue till April 4.
The CBSE Class X examination is scheduled to begin from February 21.
The students are required to avoid carrying cellphones, wallets, purses, chits or pieces of paper, old question papers, or anything that draws suspicion about the possibility of unfair means being adopted.
Only pens, admit card and school identity card are not allowed inside the examination hall. School uniform is compulsory for the regular candidates.
