Hyderabad:  Elaborate arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of SSC examination that will begin from Wednesday. A total of 5,65,000 students will take the examination. Of the total, 5,15,590 are regular candidates and 49,410 are private candidates.

The Department of School Education has arranged 2,614 examination centres across 10 districts. This is year an additional 30 minutes for second language and 15 minutes for other subjects will be allotted to the students. The examination will be held from 9.30 am to 12.15 pm (second language-9.30 am to 12.45 pm).