Tamil Nadu cancels Class 10 board exams; all pass for students
The Tamil Nadu government also cancelled the pending Class XI exams.
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday cancelled Class X board exams scheduled to start on June 15. Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced that all students would be promoted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than nine lakh students were scheduled to appear for exams at 12,690 centres.
The state government also cancelled the pending Class XI exams. A Class XII exam for absentees has been postponed, and a date would be announced later.
Opposition parties and the Madras high court criticised the state government for holding exams by putting the lives of students at risk during a pandemic. The court on Monday gave the state time till June 11 to take a decision.
Following this, the government conducted a review meeting on Tuesday.
"Health experts and epidemiologists said the Covid-19 spread will not come down in near future. Considering the rising cases and demands from parents, Class X exams scheduled to start on June 15 and the remaining Class XI exams were cancelled to protect the students from infection," chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said in a statement.
For Class X students, the marks would be based on their quarterly and half yearly exam performance. "Students would get 80% weightage for half yearly and quarterly exam marks and 20% weightage for attendance," he further said.
On Monday, Telangana announced all pass for Class X students promoting a wide spread demand for cancelling the exams in Tamil Nadu.
More than nine lakh students were scheduled to appear for exams at 12,690 centres.
The state government also cancelled the pending Class XI exams. A Class XII exam for absentees has been postponed, and a date would be announced later.
Opposition parties and the Madras high court criticised the state government for holding exams by putting the lives of students at risk during a pandemic. The court on Monday gave the state time till June 11 to take a decision.
Following this, the government conducted a review meeting on Tuesday.
"Health experts and epidemiologists said the Covid-19 spread will not come down in near future. Considering the rising cases and demands from parents, Class X exams scheduled to start on June 15 and the remaining Class XI exams were cancelled to protect the students from infection," chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said in a statement.
For Class X students, the marks would be based on their quarterly and half yearly exam performance. "Students would get 80% weightage for half yearly and quarterly exam marks and 20% weightage for attendance," he further said.
On Monday, Telangana announced all pass for Class X students promoting a wide spread demand for cancelling the exams in Tamil Nadu.
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