Dehradun: The regional office of the Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ) has banned private students from wearing tight clothes to the examination centre and made white shirts compulsory to sit in examination halls. The regular candidates meanwhile have been asked to wear only school dresses.According to a circular by the CBSE regional office in Dehradun, which governs CBSE schools in the western UP and Uttarakhand regions, students can only take transparent pouches into the examination centre (which would enable detection if any cheating material is being slipped in). Speaking to TOI, CBSE regional officer Ranveer Singh said that all these steps have been taken to reduce chances of cheating in the examination halls. “We have issued all these advisories to ensure that no cheating material is brought inside the examination hall,” said Singh.The latest circular also made signatures of parents on the admit cards of students compulsory. “Students have been asked to bring their school ID with them. They will not be allowed to enter the schools without admit cards,” Singh said.Also, the students appearing for exams have to report at the centre before 10 am, half an hour earlier than last year. “We have directed that no candidate be allowed into the exam hall after the stipulated time. The doors of the examination room will remain shut 10 minutes before the completion of the exam and no candidate will be allowed to exit or enter the exam hall in that period.” Specially-abled students, too, have been asked to carry medical certificates with them.The CBSE board exams for class XII will be held from February 15 to April 3 while class X exams will be held from February 21 to March 29.

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