Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that all students of classes 5, 8 and 10 will be promoted without exams. While there will be no exams for Class 10 in Punjab, Class 12 PSEB exams have been postponed.
The Punjab CM said a decision on conducting Class 12 Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) exams will be taken later as per the COVID situation in the state.
“Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh announces that all students of class 5, 8 and 10 be promoted to next class, without taking any examination. A decision on Class 12 PSEB exams, which have already been postponed, to be taken later based on the emerging situation,” Punjab Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement.
The Chief Minister took these decisions during a virtual Covid review meeting with top officials and medical experts.
Singh said while the state had closed all educational institutions till April 30, bringing down the positivity in the 11-20 age group, relief was needed to be provided to school children going for exams.
For the class 5 students, since exams for four out of five subjects have already been conducted, results may be declared by the PSEB on the basis of the marks obtained by the students in respect to the four subjects, barring the fifth subject.
Results for classes 8 and 10 may be declared on the basis of pre-board examinations or the internal assessment of the respective schools, the Chief Minister directed the Education Department.
Singh, who had written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in this regard, also expressed satisfaction at the Centre’s decision to postpone the Class 12 CBSE exams and cancellation of Class 10 CBSE exams in view of the pandemic.
Medical Education Minister O.P. Soni, Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan, DGP Dinkar Gupta were among those who attended the meeting.
(With IANS inputs)