Goa to hold Class X board exams from May 21

PANAJI: The Class X exam of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) will be held from May 21, finally bringing some certainty for around 20,000 students registered to answer the test. The exam was originally to begin from April 2, and has now been delayed by over a month.
Meanwhile, the three remaining papers of the Class XII board exams will be held from May 20 to 22, chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Goa Board chairman Ramkrishna Samant said that a detailed timetable will be released by the board on Thursday.
Sawant said that all recommended norms to prevent the spread of Covid-19 will be observed while conducting the exam.
“We have taken prior permission from the Union ministry of home affairs to hold exams on these dates,” Sawant said. “Most states have already held their board exams. Only CBSE exams in northeast Delhi were left. Hence, we have taken the decision to conduct our exams. We will hold the exams by observing all norms like social distancing.”