Matric supplementary and SOSC exams conclude

Cuttack: The High School Certificate (HSC) supplementary (regular & Ex-regular) and State Open School Certificate (SOSC) (2nd) Examination 2025 concluded today.

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha conducted the Matric supplementary and SOSC exams from June 30 to July 10, 2025. This year, a total of 3232 candidates wrote the Supplementary Examination at 98 centres while 10809 examinees appeared the SOSC test in 103 exam centres across the state.

According to BSE, Odisha president Srikanta Tarai, two fake candidates were held while they were writing the SOSC exam for the real students in Mayurbhanj district. They were handed over to the local police to take legal action against them. Besides, seven candidates were also caught red-handed for malpractice during the exams.

Tarai said that the evaluation of the Matric supplementary and SOSC answer sheets will begin from June 14 and the board has decided to complete the evaluation process by June 20 and announce the results within two weeks.