All promotion for students of classes I to IX

With the surge in COVID-19 continues unabated, the State government has decided to promote all students studying from classes I to IX in government, aided and private unaided institutions during the a

With the surge in COVID-19 continues unabated, the State government has decided to promote all students studying from classes I to IX in government, aided and private unaided institutions during the academic year 2020-21 to the next higher level for the academic year 2021-22. Education department special Chief Secretary Chitra Ramachandran issued the orders a day after Education Minister Sabita Indra Reddy directed the officials concerned to promote students from classes I to IX to the next higher level without the conduct of examination. The minister recalled that there was no detention system for classes I to IX and there was no need to conduct exams. All the students had accordingly been promoted to the next higher level to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The development follows the government decision to close all educational institutions, allowing online/distance learning mode. The department had announced summer holidays to schools and junior colleges starting Tuesday till May 31 in view of the hardships faced due to the pandemic.