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New academic session likely to get delayed in Odisha amid fears over second COVID-19 wave

School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Saturday indicated that the academic session for 2021-22 may not start from April.

Published: 14th March 2021 04:29 AM  |   Last Updated: 14th March 2021 09:40 AM   |  A+A A-

Schools, Students, COVID-19

A municipal worker sanitises a classroom as per COVID-19 norms. (File Photo | PTI)

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR:  The new academic session for school students is likely to be delayed for the second consecutive year due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation. 

School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Saturday indicated that the academic session for 2021-22 may not start from April.

As the Class X board and Plus II final year examinations are due in the month of May, the department may take more time to start the new academic session, sources said. 

The Covid-19 outbreak had also led to a delayed start to the academic session in 2020-21 in which physical classes are being conducted only for 100 days from January this year.

This apart, the government is mulling to give promotion to students of Class I to VIII without exams.

The exam for Class IX students is likely to be held in offline mode. 

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