Ranchi, July 10: The State Board of Technical Education revised its courses and published its academic calendar for 2012 today to streamline the processes of examination, admission, registration, et al, across the polytechnics.

Registration of students enrolled for the academic session 2011-2012 will begin from August 23 and continue till September 3. The forms for their first semester exams will be filled up between November 21 and December 5, while tests will begin from December 12.

The second semester exam forms will be filled up between April 9 and 24, 2012. The exam will begin from May 27, 2012.

The forms for the long-delayed second semester exam of students belonging to the 2010- 11 academic sessions will be filled up during November 21 to December 5 this year. The exams will begin from December 12. The third semester exam forms of students enrolled in this academic session will be filled up during April 9 to 24 next year and their exams will begin from May 27.

The third semester exam forms of 2009-10 batch will be filled up from November 21 to December 5 and their exams will begin from December 13. The fourth semester exam forms for this batch will be filled up between April 9 and 24 next year and their exams will begin from May 28 next year. The third-year exam forms for students enrolled in the 2008-09 academic session will be filled up from April 9 to 24, 2012. Exams will begin from May 8.

“All necessary information has been uploaded on the website,” board secretary R.K. Saha said.