Decision to postpone Class 12 exams, a relief for schools, teachers

The government’s decision to postpone the Class 12 Stateboard exams has brought much relief to teachers, parents and students who had expressed concern about the exams beginning from May 5, amidst the

The government’s decision to postpone the Class 12 Stateboard exams has brought much relief to teachers, parents and students who had expressed concern about the exams beginning from May 5, amidst the number of COVID-19 cases increasing by the day in Tamil Nadu. Over 8 lakh students were scheduled to take up the board exams from May 5 and it would have involved thousands of teachers coordinating the mammoth exercise. The State government has said that the ongoing practical exams for students can go on as per schedule. “The exams will go on till the end of this week. They are being conducted as per the SoP that the Directorate of Government Examinations has given us. After their exams, students are immediately sent back home and would not be on school campus for more than two to three hours,” said G.J. Manohar, Correspondent, MCC Higher Secondary School. After the practical exams are over, revision sessions will move online for schools until the announcement of a fresh schedule for conducting the board exams.