Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced that the board exams for Class 10 and 12 have been granted exemption from the lockdown measures imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Shah took to Twitter to inform that the board exams for Class 10 and 12 can be conducted and special buses for students will be arranged by the respective state governments.
“Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct Board examination for classes 10th & 12th, with few conditions like social distancing, face mask etc, for their safety (sic),” Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted with a letter attached signed by Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla.
Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct Board examination for classes 10th & 12th, with few conditions like social distancing, face mask etc, for their safety. pic.twitter.com/P4ULsmbPVv
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 20, 2020
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote a letter to his state counterparts stating that the thermal screening will be compulsory at all exam centres and wearing face masks by teachers, staff and students will be a must.
Moreover, no examination will be allowed in the containment zones and provision for sanitisers at the exam centres should be done. Importantly, social distancing should be practised in the examination halls or centres.
Earlier, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said that the pending exams for the two classes - 10 and 12 - will be conducted between July 1 and July 15. A total of 29 exams are pending for both the classes.
Under the lockdown guidelines, the opening of schools and colleges has been prohibited. This also resulted in the suspension of annual board examination conducted by State Education Boards or CBSE or ICSE for Class 10 and 12.
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