CBSE Class 10 exams 2015: Over 13.5 lakh candidates registered

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to conduct the Board exams for their Class 10 aspirants from March 2 (Board based) and March 10 (school based). According to the statistics revealed by CBSE, a total of 13,73,853 candidates have registered for the exams. Last year, the number had reached 13,28,970. 
Out of the total candidates that have registered, 5,55,912 are female candidates and 8,17,941are male candidates. The exam will be conducted in 3,537 centres wherein students from 14,047schools will participate. 
A lot of preparation has been done by CBSE for the smooth conduct of Board exams, such as:
The centre material has been dispatched to all the examination centers;
The sealed question paper packets will be opened in the presence of at least four assistant superintendents-one of them would be from the school other than the examination centre as a witness;
Admit cards have been downloaded by all schools;
Appointment of full time observers at sensitive centres in Delhi and outside has been completed;
The Board has also finalized the arrangement with the State machinery, local police to ensure trouble free examinations throughout the country;
Center superintendents have been asked to approach the local police authorities for ensuring that adequate police force is made available at the place of custody of the question papers and the examination centre. The State law enforcing agencies have also been requested to provide adequate police force at the place of custody of question papers and the examination centres;
Scanned photographs of private candidates have been provided on admission cards to avoid impersonation or any other possible use of unfair means;
CBSE has a 3 tier arrangement for surprise checking:
a) CBSE flying squads
b) Flying squads from Directorate of Education, Delhi
c) Special observers from outside.
District level committees were constituted to suggest schools with adequate infrastructure for fixing up of examination centres. This will facilitate smooth conduct of examinations outside Delhi