No half-yearly quarterly exams for Class X, XI XII state board students

No half-yearly quarterly exams for Class X, XI XII state board students

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:  13.10.2021

School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Tuesday said that there will be no quarterly, half-yearly exam for state board students of Class X, XI and XII this year.

Speaking to reporters after attending the district level educational officers meeting, the minister said, "There is no time to conduct quarterly and half-yearly exams. However, the department is planning to conduct a mock exam in December to allay the fears of students about board exams and to train them."

He said the board exams will be conducted either in February end or March next year. Ahead of reopening of schools for Classes I to VIII, the district level educational officers meeting was held in Chennai. In the meeting, it was decided to follow standard operating procedures announced for conducting physical classes for Classes IX to XII for lower classes as well.

"The chief educational officers have now well experienced about dos and don'ts while reopening schools. We have asked the CEOs and DEOs to conduct surprise inspections after reopening for Classes I to VIII on November 1," the minister said.

When asked if there will be any relaxation in wearing masks for younger children, he said as per the existing SOPs issued by the health department all students have to wear masks inside classrooms. "But, we are not sure how long the young children can wear masks and schools may even have to conduct classes for just one hour for the first few days," Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said.