Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 20: Under instructions from the union government, examinations for the students following CBSE and ICSE syllabus have been postponed. Sources in the state government said that a decision about SSLC examination being conducted by Karnataka State Secondary Examination Board would be announced after March 23.

Schools and colleges in the state were closed prematurely on account of coronavirus scare. University examinations have been put off till March 31. However, confusion prevails in respect of holding SSLC examination. This has left the students and their parents worried.

Sources clarified that the situation is being monitored and depending upon circumstances prevailing next week, a suitable decision would be taken.

PU examination

In the meantime, the PU department has instructed the second PU students not to enter examination rooms in groups. It said that the students should scatter and enter the rooms one by one. It has asked the examination centres to display time at which the candidate would be allowed to enter the examination rooms. If there is a provision for the students of different colleges to enter or where two gates are available, one of the colleges can be allowed entry at 9.30 am and the other at 9.45, it has suggested.