Karnataka SSLC examination dates likely on May 16
Representational Image. MANGALURU: Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board is expected to announce dates for much awaited SSLC examination on May 16. This comes close on the heels of move by Karnataka Examination Authority that on Wednesday announced dates for Karnataka Common Entrance Test. SSLC examinations were initially scheduled to commence on March 27 and end on April 9 and has been put on hold since then due to the nationwide lockdown.
Hinting that the dates could well be finalised on May 16, minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar told TOI that meeting of officials of department of public instruction is scheduled for that day. Modalities of conducting the examination in the present scenario of the pandemic while taking care on interests of students is of paramount importance, the minister said adding these issues will be kept in mind while finalising the schedule.
With inter-state and inter-district mobility a major issue with public transport not there and also due to 14-day institutional quarantine norms, Suresh Kumar said an idea has been mooted to allow students appear for the examination in the district where they presently are than at their designated examination centre. The meeting will also come to some workable arrangement for students who need to cross state border to appear for the exam here, he said.
Admitting that it might be difficult for KSEEB to conduct the examination outside the state for logistical reasons, Suresh Kumar said any decision arrived at will be done in a way that neither the students nor their parents are burdened in any manner. “It is our intent to create a conducive atmosphere for students to appear for most important examination of their career in a relaxed frame of mind and not with confusions or anxiety,” the minister said.
Hinting that the dates could well be finalised on May 16, minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar told TOI that meeting of officials of department of public instruction is scheduled for that day. Modalities of conducting the examination in the present scenario of the pandemic while taking care on interests of students is of paramount importance, the minister said adding these issues will be kept in mind while finalising the schedule.
With inter-state and inter-district mobility a major issue with public transport not there and also due to 14-day institutional quarantine norms, Suresh Kumar said an idea has been mooted to allow students appear for the examination in the district where they presently are than at their designated examination centre. The meeting will also come to some workable arrangement for students who need to cross state border to appear for the exam here, he said.
Admitting that it might be difficult for KSEEB to conduct the examination outside the state for logistical reasons, Suresh Kumar said any decision arrived at will be done in a way that neither the students nor their parents are burdened in any manner. “It is our intent to create a conducive atmosphere for students to appear for most important examination of their career in a relaxed frame of mind and not with confusions or anxiety,” the minister said.
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