About 38,017 students, including 19,107 girls, from 436 schools would take the SSLC public examinations in the district from Wednesday.
Flying squads with 275 teachers have been formed to check malpractices. About 108 students with disabilities would also appear for the examination. Fifty-seven visually impaired students have been allotted scribes. Forty-three students with disabilities have been allotted one hour extra time to complete the exam.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/sslc-exam-begins-today/article17426265.ece