The English Paper-I of the Intermediate Public Examinations was held across the State on Friday.
Of 9,99,818 candidates registered in General and 1,20,910 registered in Vocational categories, as many as 84,436 candidates or 7.35 per cent abstained from the exams. The authorities have booked as many as 29 cases of malpractice across the State.
The Board of Intermediate Education has sent Observers to Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad and Mahaboobnagar Districts. The examination has been conducted peacefully without any untoward incident. (INN)