IT News
Imphal, Feb 19:
The High School Leaving Certificate Examination (HSLCE) 2025, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM), began today with the English subject as the first paper. Officials stated that a total of 39,052 students, including 535 internally displaced students, were appearing for the examination across 155 centers, with 62 in the hill districts and 93 in the valley districts.
According to the data provided, 8,468 students were from 306 government schools, while 27,374 students belonged to 583 private schools. The remaining 1,210 students were from 60 aided schools across the state.
However, the smooth conduct of the exams was overshadowed by administrative lapses that left several students unable to take the examination. It was reported that 10 students of P. Namjoklung High School, Sawombung, had been unable to receive their admit cards due to the school’s failure to submit their details to BOSEM through the proper channels. Their guardians were said to have appealed to the authorities, requesting a special chance for the students to ensure their academic future was not compromised.
In another case, it was learned that four students of Laphupat Tera High School had been deprived of their opportunity to sit for the examination due to alleged negligence on the part of the school administration. The issue was said to have come to light only a day before the exams, causing distress among the students and their families.
Among the affected students was Sanabam Keke Mangang, who had reportedly been preparing for the examination while staying at a boarding facility run by his mathematics teacher, Erangbam Anil. When Keke’s parents had inquired about his exam center, they had initially been informed by Anil that the exam would take place at Uchiwa High School. However, Keke was later said to have disclosed that Anil had privately informed some students that their admit cards had not been issued and had instructed them not to inform their parents, assuring them that the school would manage the situation.
The issue had reportedly surfaced when the parents of Keke and other affected students had found out that their children had not received admit cards. Upon further inquiry, it had been revealed that the headmaster of Laphupat Tera High School, Ningthoujam Kumar, had failed to register the four students with BOSEM when they were in Class 9, a mandatory process for appearing in the board examination. The lapse had now resulted in the students being unable to take the exam this year, raising concerns about their academic future.
Parents of the affected students were said to have urged BOSEM and the concerned authorities to take necessary action and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. Meanwhile, the rest of the examination process was reported to be proceeding smoothly across all designated centers in the state.