Bihar

• 24 Aug 2023

Country's Largest Exam Centre 'Bapu Pariksha Parisar' Inaugurated in Patna

Why In News?

• On August 23, 2023, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the country's largest examination center 'Bapu Pariksha Parisar' at Kumhrar, Patna.

Key Points:

• This center is efficient in organizing online and offline exams for around 16 to 20 thousand students (about the seating capacity of Madison Square Garden). Along with this, the Chief Minister also planted saplings in the 'Bapu Pariksha Parisar'.
• To make the examination system more excellent, 'Bapu Pariksha Parisar' has been constructed on about six acres in Kumhrar area at a cost of Rs 281.11 crore.
• The Chief Minister also started free coaching for the meritorious students of Bihar Board for the preparation of engineering and medical entrance examinations.
• Bihar School Examination Board has started a free residential coaching program in Patna division and free non-residential coaching program in the remaining eight divisional headquarters.
• Arrangements have been made regarding this test center's sophisticated facilities so that there won't be any issues with the administration of different exams.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister also launched various schemes of Bihar School Examination Board through remote.
• The Chief Minister also launched the action plan of the second phase. In the second phase, examination halls will be established in 29 districts and Vajragriha in 38 districts of the state. Online examination centers-cum-computer training centers will be set up for computer-based examination in all the nine divisions of the state.
• A single window system will be arranged for all the services of Bihar School Examination Board. GIS based online affiliation and inspection system will be arranged for new intermediate and matriculation level educational institutions.
• There will be artificial intelligence-based form filling process and artificial based data sanitization in all the examinations of Bihar School Examination Board.
• There will be arrangement of RFID based security and tracking system in all the examinations of Bihar School Examination Board.