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Bengaluru, Jul 20: The results for Karnataka’s SSLC examinations, which were held amid the COVID-19 pandemic scare and with the utmost care, will finally be announced in the first week of August.

This announcement was made by state’s Primary and Secondary Education minister S Suresh Kumar in Bengaluru on Monday, July 20. 

The minister inspected several valuation centres in the city and was later speaking to media persons.

"Of the 220 valuation centres, valuation has been completed in 120 centres and in the next 10 days valuation will be completed in all centres," he said adding that: "Results are tabulated and we are working towards announcing results in the first week of August."

The minister also said all precautionary measures were being taken at valuation centres to ensure there is no spread of infection. "In Bengaluru, only 45% of the evaluators are attending valuation due to lockdown," he added.