In the wake of surge in the number of coronavirus cases, Karnataka government on Monday stated that it is yet to decide on cancelling the 10th class examination and the second pre-university examination, news agency PTI reported.
S Suresh Kumar, Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister, said, “We have not taken any decision on cancelling the SSLC or the PUC-II exams, which were postponed earlier in view of the rising COVID cases.”
Stating that reports in a section of the media were only speculation, he said the decision would be taken in the future and asked students not to get disturbed but focus on studies.
Last week, the state government announced to postpone the class 10 examinations, which was scheduled to start on June 21. Kumar said on Thursday said, “Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Examination slated to begin from June 21 has been postponed in view of the surge in COVID19 cases.”
“The increasing COVID cases in the state coupled with the concerns of parent-students and many school associations has resulted in this decision. A suitable call will be taken after the second wave of COVID-19 dies down,” said the minister. Revised schedule will be decided after the second wave dies, he added.
The state government has also announced postponing the Common Entrance Test – 2021 last week.
The government gave general promotion to the students from Class-one to Class-nine and also the first pre- university College exams in view of the growing number of COVID cases last year. The government had conducted the SSLC and PUC-II exam last year.
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