The Examinations Commissioner General has said that the possession of a question paper or part of it sans his permission is an offence.

The Examinations Department said that the number of candidates sitting this year’s Grade Five Scholarship Examination is 340,926. A staff comprising 2400 will be manning the examination centres. Parents have been instructed to bring their children in time to these centres.

Parents have also been instructed not to enter the examination precincts. The Examinations Commissioner General has also advised parents to provide the children with a snack and a bottle of water during the interval period.