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The remaining exams for Class 10, which have been in a suspended state since the lockdown began in March, will no longer be held for students across the nation, except for those residing in north-east Delhi. The order was given by the Union Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry on Tuesday.
📢Attention class X students!
— Ministry of HRD (@HRDMinistry) May 5, 2020
No examination to be held for class X students nationwide, except for students from North-East Delhi.
An adequate time of 10 days will be given to all students for the preparation of exams.#EducationMinisterGoesLive pic.twitter.com/x4QJAInvtT
The order comes just hours after Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said earlier in the day that a call on holding the board exams would be taken in a day or two, while answering a query on the dates for pending board exams. Students in Delhi's north-east district had missed out on board exams for six subjects, first due to the sectarian violence in the district and then due to the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus.
Exams for Hindi Course A, Hindi Course B, English Communication, English Language, Social Science and Science are still pending for Class 10 students. Examinations for some Class 12 subjects are pending, the dates for which could be announced in the next couple of days, as per Pokhriyal's remarks earlier in the day.
Overall, exams for 29 subjects are slated to be held across the country, the dates for which are likely to be announced in the next couple of days.
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