SSLC and higher secondary examinations from May 26

Thiruvananthapuram: State cabinet on Wednesday approved of the recommendations of general education department for conducting the pending examinations of SSLC and Higher Secondary courses from May 26 onwards.
Three examinations (mathematics, physics and chemistry) of SSLC had to be postponed following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown announced by the government. These examinations will now be held in the afternoons on May 26 (Maths), May 27 (Physics) and May 28 (Chemistry).
Plus Two examinations for various subjects will be conducted during the forenoons from May 26 to 30. Pending Plus One examinations will be held in the forenoon for first three days and in the afternoon for the rest. The Plus One exam schedule is as follows: May 26 - Entrepreneurship Development, VHSE (forenoon); May 27 - Music, Accountancy, Geography, Social Work, Sanskrit Sahithya (forenoon); May 28 – Economics (forenoon); May 29 - Physics, Philosophy, English Literature, Sociology (afternoon) and May 30 - Chemistry, Gandhian Studies, Anthropology (afternoon).
The Plus Two exam schedule (all to be held in the forenoon) is as follows: May 26 - Entrepreneurship Development, VHSE; May 27 - Biology, Geology, Sanskrit Sastra, Electronics, Communicative English, Statistics, Part III Language; May 28 - Business Studies, Psychology, Electronic Service Technology (old), Electronic Systems; May 29 - History, Islamic History & Culture, Computer Application, Home Science, Computer Science; and May 30 - Maths, Political Science, Journalism.
An elaborate guideline on the precautionary steps to be followed by school authorities as well as students for a safe conduct of the examinations, observing the social distancing norms and health precautions, would be announced in the coming days. The guideline, said sources in the department, would address the practical difficulties in conducting examinations at places in host spots and red zones.
Meanwhile, the attendance of higher secondary teachers who turned up at evaluation camps which started on Wednesday amidst protests was less than the expected strength. Limited transportation facilities, said authorities, were the main reason for the drop in numbers on the first day.