Telangana intermediate exams from February 25; SSC from March 14

Intermediate Public Examinations in Telangana will begin on February 25, followed by SSC exams from March 14. Over 10 lakh students have enrolled. The Board has set up 1,495 centres and issued QR code-enabled hall tickets to help students locate exam centres easily.

Hyderabad: The countdown for the Board exams has commenced. Intermediate students are set for the intermediate public examinations commencing on February 25, while Class X exams are from March 14.

The first year examinations will commence with second language paper – I, which will be conducted on February 25. Second-year students will begin their exam season with the second language paper- II on February 26. Both first and second-year examinations will be held from 9 am to 12 noon.

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A total of 10,47,815 students enrolled in the intermediate first and second-year streams for the academic year 2025-26. Of the total admitted, 9.96 lakh students paid the examination fee. As many as 1,495 centres have been constituted for smooth conduct of the exams, which will conclude on March 18.

The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education has already made hall tickets available on its website for students to download. The hall tickets can be collected from respective colleges or at MeeSeva centres.

Like last year, hall tickets will come printed with a quick response code that enables students to navigate to their respective exam centres. Scanning the QR code with a smartphone, students can easily identify their examination centre, check the distance, estimate the time required to reach and even get real-time traffic updates.

The Board has made elaborate arrangements, including appointment of chief superintendents of the centres, departmental officers, flying and sitting squads, and custodians at police stations for handling confidential material.

After the conclusion of major intermediate examinations, the SSC Public Examinations will be conducted from March 14 to April 16, spreading more than a month. The Directorate of Government Examinations, which holds the Class X exams, will shortly release the hall tickets.