Intermediate students who were refused hall-tickets by the colleges for various reasons can download the same from the website of the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE): www.bietaelangana.cgg.gov.in. The exams are scheduled from March 9 to 27. Officials said that candidates can download the hall tickets from the TSBIE website by entering the hall ticket number of their previous examination. First year students have to enter the 10th class hall-ticket number while the second year students have to enter the Intermediate first year hall ticket number to download the same.

Meanwhile, officials have made elaborate arrangements for the examinations and asked the students to report at the venue by 8.30 a.m. and sit in the examination hall by 8.45 a.m. though the exam starts at 9 a.m. Students coming late will not be allowed inside the exam hall irrespective of the reason for the delay. The TSBIE said that 9,73,237 students will be appearing for the examinations in Telangana.

First year exams will begin today while second year from March 10. Officials said that students may get confused with the change in the syllabus of some subjects and asked then to check the papers thoroughly before attempting it. A control room has been set up to monitor the exams and students can reach on 040-24601010 for any problems and it will function round the clock.