Now, private schools mulling online classes for Class XI

Coimbatore: With the state declaring all Class X students promoted and calling off the board exams on Tuesday, it is now expected to give guidelines for procedures such as admissions into Class XI and offering groups to students.
K R Nandhakumar, state general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary, Matriculation, Higher Secondary and CBSE Schools Association, said, as the state has directed, they would give 20% marks for attendance for all students, and would award them the rest 80% marks based on their quarterly and half-yearly performance. "For now, we would complete this work, prepare the mark lists of the students, and wait for further instruction from the state before we proceed," he said.
When contacted, director of school education S Kannappan said as on Tuesday, decision regarding calling off the exam only had been taken, and further procedures were yet to be decided. Officials of the directorate of matriculation schools said the state was expected to give detailed guidelines on how to conduct admissions for Class XI, and only based on that schools can proceed with the same.
R Visalakshi, president of Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association, said if Class X students of a school were joining the same school in Class XI, there would be no issues, as the schools would already know of their performance and can admit them.