patna the bihar board matric class 10 examination is all set to start from wednesday february 21 2018 ahead of the board examination the bihar school examination board bseb has released a notification to bar students from entering exam halls with shoes and socks in its circular the bseb has asked students to wear slippers to appear in the exams as per sources the decision has been taken to prevent cheatings in the exams and also to save time spent in checking and invigilationthe information was published by the bseb on its official website stating that the candidates attending the annual secondary examination have to wear slipper in place of shoes and stocking on the exam daythis year more than 17 lakh students would be appearing for the bihar board class 10 examinations across 1426 centres in the state the students who are appearing for the bihar board matric examination 2018 are advised to download their admit card from the official website the biahr board class 10 exam will be held in two sessions morning session from 930 to 1245 and evening session from 2pm to 515pm the new rule comes after hundreds of students were expelled for cheating during the intermediate examination conducted by the bihar school examination board