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12. As to the allegation of the scope of manipulation regarding answer sheets and in the computer centre, the counter states as to how the question booklets and answer sheets are processed. The question booklets and answer sheets are treated as highly confidential and they are packeted and sealed under the direct supervision of the Controller and are sent to the State Treasuries nearest to the venue of examination. The representatives of the Controller will collect the sealed packets from the Treasuries on the day of examination and hand over to the Chief Superintendent of the Examination Centres. The Chief Superintendent will open the bundle containing the sealed packets and hand over, the respective invigilators in the class rooms five minutes before the commencement of the examination. In each centre, an attendance sheet in the prescribed pro forma containing the signatures of the candidates is maintained. A statement of absentees and answer sheets is prepared by the Chief Superintendent setting out the roll numbers allotted to the venue, roll number of absentees and number of answer sheets in the bundle. The answer and question booklets are sent back in sealed packets with these particulars. The answer sheet packets are opened only at the time of scanning. The candidates' full particulars are gathered from the Computer Data Sheet at the time of application is stored at Master Data preparation. The answer sheet also contains particulars of the candidates. The collection of the data from both these sources are correlated to avoid any scope of errors. The following summary also makes it clear that the answer sheets used and unused were tallied and certified: