School Closure 2022 LIVE: State-Wise Updates From School, College Closing Again, CBSE, ICSE Term 2 Exam Dates

Education News Live: Check latest status on state-wise school and college closure amid Covid scare, and updates on CBSE, ICSE term 2 board exam dates here.

With Covid cases rising in the country including the Omicron variant, several cities and states including Delhi, Mumbai, Odisha and West Bengal have announced the closure of schools. Amid a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, the civic body on Monday decided to shut schools of all mediums for Classes 1 to 9 and also 11 till January 31.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there were 37,379 new Covid cases in the country in the last 24 hours with 1,892 cases of omicron in India in the morning of January 4. Maharashtra has the maximum number of them, with 568 omicron cases, followed by Delhi and Kerala with 382 and 185 cases.

Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) have decided to conduct term 2 board exams in March-April, 2022, and the date sheets for these exams will be released soon. A few state boards including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar have already released the 2022 board exam dates.

Follow updates on state-wise school closure, CBSE term 2 exam dates here.