This year, the Odisha Board Class 10th exams were conducted from February 19 to March 2, 2026. Around 5.61 lakh students appeared in the exams at 3,082 centres across the state.
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According to an official, in order to prevent malpractices, a three-tier squad system was developed, and special vigilance teams were deployed to make surprise visits to exam centres. The examination halls were surveilled centrally using AI-enabled CCTV cameras from the control room set up at BSE’s office in Cuttack. QR codes and watermarks were also introduced in the question papers as an additional security measure.
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In March, the Odisha Board president informed reporters that the process for evaluation of OMR sheets (objective) has been initiated. The evaluation of answers for subjective questions started from March 19. Around 15,000 teachers had been working together to evaluate the answer sheets at 51 centres.
Odisha HSC students can check their results via SMS. To receive the marks, candidates can send an SMS with the format OR10
