Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have made elaborate preparations for the smooth conduct of the SSLC examination to be held on Monday and Thursday.

According to data available with the department of public instruction, 12 students in undivided Dakshina Kannada region, who have tested positive for Covid-19, will be writing the exam.

Three students, who have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will appear for the SSLC exam in Udupi. Udupi DDPI NH Nagur said all arrangements have been made for the infected children to write the exam.

In Dakshina Kannada as many as 29351 regular students and 2050 repeaters will appear for the exams apart from 694 private students and 538 repeaters among private students. Thus a total of 32,636 students will appear for the exams in 179 centres in the DK district.