ODISHA GOVT. TO POSTPONE MATRIC, PLUS-TWO EXAMS (!)
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:Govt of Odisha has decided to postpone the annual Matric and Plus-Two examinations, and the examinations will be conducted after the students attend regular classes for at least three months informed Minister School and Mass Education,Odisha.
Further the Minister said that as the government has announced the closure of schools and colleges till December 31 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the examination schedule will be prepared after three months.
“The government is aware of the difficulties of the students in availing online education. Out of about 60 lakh students, around 22 lakh students are now availing the online education,” the minister said.
Describing to scribes, about the cancellation of the examination, Minister said the state government will cancel the Matric and Plus-two examinations if a decision in this regard is taken at the all-India level. However, If no decision is taken by the central government, then the state government will conduct the examinations.
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