Bhubaneswar, Ap 2: The evaluation of objective answer sheets for the Matric exams began today, with the process already underway at 50 evaluation centers across 30 districts of the state. The evaluation for the Matric exams, along with the SOSC and Madhyama exams, which started earlier, is nearing completion, according to the Board's officials. Additionally, it has been reported that the answer sheets from two districts reached the evaluation centers by Wednesday.

A total of over 13,000 teachers have been appointed for the evaluation process of the Matric objective-type questions. This year, more than 5.4 lakh students appeared for the Matric, SOSC, and Madhyama exams. Of these, the evaluation of objective-type questions, which carry 50 marks, has already been completed as they were recorded in the OMR sheets.

The evaluation of subjective answer sheets for the Matric exams began on March 19. To ensure transparency in the process, after each day's evaluation, the teachers upload the marks of the students to a link provided by the Board.

The Board has also announced that the results for the Matric exams will be released in the second week of May.