Gujarat board exam 2025 guidelines: shoes, socks banned at centres

With classes 10 and 12 board exams of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) commencing from February 27, the board released the Action Plan 2025.

The Action Plan issued rules and guidelines for the successful conduct of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination General Stream and Science Stream Examinations in the state.

The SSC exams will be conducted at 989 centres in 87 zones, HSC science stream will be conducted at 152 centres in 54 zones, and at 520 centres in 59 zones for commerce stream.

The action plan states that the examinees should not wear shoes and socks if possible at the examination venue and if any examinee comes wearing boots and socks, they will have to take them out of the examination hall and allow them to enter.

A list of anti-social elements indirectly involved during the examination will be prepared and they will be placed under the direct supervision of the police if necessary.

Police will be present at examination centres where mass copying takes place and serious irregularities are observed, and SRP will be on stand-by if necessary.

However, as per the guidelines, the function of the police is to maintain law and order outside the compound of the examination venue, but they are not allowed to enter the examination venue/room without the instructions of the venue manager or board officer.

Entry will be granted after verifying the admit card of each examinee from the main gate of the examination centre.

No literature will be allowed to be carried inside except the admit card and except for the squad members, no examinee or any employee on duty will be allowed to keep mobile phones with them during the examination.

Government representatives, venue managers or those who are exempted will also not be able to use them except in the venue manager’s office.

If any literature regarding malpractice is found from any examinee, a case of malpractice will be filed against them.

Class 10 examinees are prohibited from carrying any type of calculator.

Class 12 examinees will be allowed to carry a simple calculator. Under no circumstances will they be allowed to enter the examination hall with a scientific calculator.

On the first day of the examination, every examinee will have to enter the examination venue half-an-hour before the start of the question paper.

Candidates are strictly prohibited from entering the examination hall with mobile phones, electronic watches or other electronic gadgets.