Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 13: State minister for primary and secondary education Suresh Kumar, has clarified that SSLC examination and evaluation examination for seventh standard will go on as scheduled. He said that the students appearing for SSLC examination are allowed to wear masks.

Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, March 12, Kumar asked the guardians and parents of the students not to become unnecessarily apprehensive, duly assuring them that all preparations are underway for holding these examinations. He said that in view of coronavirus scare, examinations till the sixth standard in schools located in Bengaluru south and Bengaluru rural educational districts have been cancelled, and summer holiday has been announced. The summer holidays for the students following state syllabus, CBSE, and ICSE studying in schools in Bengaluru north, Bengaluru south, and Bengaluru rural districts have commenced from Thursday, March 12, he
clarified.

Suresh Kumar

Suresh Kumar also said that the students in classes 7 to 9 need not attend school and it would suffice if they appear for their examinations as per dates announced. Till then, classes will not be held and they will have preparatory holidays, he added. He said that all pre-primary, LKG and UKG schools in Bengaluru and Bengaluru rural districts have to announce simmer holidays. Graded results of students studying between first and sixth standards should be announced and promotion should be given based on the marks they secured in four formative assessment examinations conducted for them. He also said that schools have been told to complete examinations before March 23 without any exception and announce summer holidays.

Commissioner in the department of public instruction Dr K J Jagadeesh, said that the department is in talks with education boards like ICSE and CBSE and asserted that all the schools have to follow the government order without fail.