Bhubaneswar, February 10: The Odisha Matriculation Examination, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), is scheduled to begin on February 19th. In preparation, the question papers have already been dispatched to the designated nodal centres across the state.

According to official sources, the question papers were sent from the BSE's strong room at its head office in Cuttack. On the first day, the papers were delivered to four remote districts.

A total of 49 dispatch teams were formed to ensure the safe transportation of the question papers from the strong room to the nodal centres.

To ensure security during transit, semi-DG lockers were used to carry the papers.

The state has set up 322 nodal centres, including 17 police stations, to securely store the question papers. These centres will be under round-the-clock surveillance to prevent any security breaches.