Telangana SSC exams postponed for all students, says education minister
TS SSC exam 2020 has been postponed for the all the students across the state. The state education minister on Saturday made an announcement regarding the postponement of exam.
Image used for representational purpose only HYDERABAD: TS SSC exams have been postponed for all students across the state, announced education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy on Saturday.
The minister also said that they will approach the chief minister with a foolproof plan and will decide on when and how to conduct the TS SSC exams.
Earlier, the Telangana high court had said that SSC exams can't be conducted in the GHMC area. High court further made it clear that Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Ranga Reddy districts are identified as Covid-19 hotspots and hence can't be allowed to hold exams in the GHMC area. TS SSC exams in the rest of the state can be conducted with precautions.
The high court on Friday directed the state to postpone TS SSC exams in the GHMC area in view of Covid-19 fears.
The court further instructed that the government must come up with an answer by Saturday afternoon, failing which it would be forced to stay the entire exam schedule which is to be held from June 8, 2020.
Pointing that the state should be more careful as it concerns the lives of students, a bench of judge Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy said the government should display adaptability in respect of these students whose parents don't want to send them out for exams due to Covid-19 fear.
"Those who miss the exams now should be allowed to write the supplementary exams, which are likely to be held in August or September. Their marks memos should show them as regular students and not as ones passed in supplementary exams, which is considered as a stigma," observed the bench, indicating that it would allow the exams with such a condition.
Talking tough, the bench further added that if the government is not ready to provide such flexibility, then the court may have to stay the examinations. It was hearing a PIL filed by M Balakrishna, seeking postponement of the exams.
The minister also said that they will approach the chief minister with a foolproof plan and will decide on when and how to conduct the TS SSC exams.
Earlier, the Telangana high court had said that SSC exams can't be conducted in the GHMC area. High court further made it clear that Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Ranga Reddy districts are identified as Covid-19 hotspots and hence can't be allowed to hold exams in the GHMC area. TS SSC exams in the rest of the state can be conducted with precautions.
The high court on Friday directed the state to postpone TS SSC exams in the GHMC area in view of Covid-19 fears.
The court further instructed that the government must come up with an answer by Saturday afternoon, failing which it would be forced to stay the entire exam schedule which is to be held from June 8, 2020.
Pointing that the state should be more careful as it concerns the lives of students, a bench of judge Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy said the government should display adaptability in respect of these students whose parents don't want to send them out for exams due to Covid-19 fear.
"Those who miss the exams now should be allowed to write the supplementary exams, which are likely to be held in August or September. Their marks memos should show them as regular students and not as ones passed in supplementary exams, which is considered as a stigma," observed the bench, indicating that it would allow the exams with such a condition.
Talking tough, the bench further added that if the government is not ready to provide such flexibility, then the court may have to stay the examinations. It was hearing a PIL filed by M Balakrishna, seeking postponement of the exams.
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