Overview

• Over 10.76 lakh candidates will sit the exam on July 27 in a single 9:30 am–12:30 pm shift at 2,382 centres across 75 districts
• Candidate identification and centre allocation are managed under an eight-step One Time Registration system to eliminate bias
• Question papers are produced in two sets by separate printers, randomly selected 45 minutes before start, encoded in eight jumbled series and stored in triple-lock, five-layer tamper-proof boxes
• Entry to centres will require biometric authentication, facial recognition and dual-layer frisking by police and the implementing agency
• Each centre will be overseen by a sector magistrate, static magistrate, centre administrator, two deputy centre administrators and randomly assigned invigilators