After a Covid-induced gap of two years, class 10 examinations began across Telangana on Monday. More than 5 lakh students are appearing in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams at 2,861 centres. The state’s education department made elaborate arrangements for conducting the exams in a smooth manner. For the last two years, SSC exams could not be conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the exams were postponed after three papers were held as a nationwide lockdown was imposed. The exams were subsequently cancelled and all the students were declared passed. Last year, the exams had to be cancelled due to the second wave of the pandemic and all the students were promoted to the next class. Schools remained closed for the most part of the academic year. Classes were mostly held online as parents were reluctant to send their children for physical classes.