Kerala government postpones SSLC IT practical exams

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In view of the extraordinary spike in active Covid cases in Kerala, the state government has postponed the IT practical examinations for SSLC students. The practical examinations were supposed to begin on May 5.
The fresh time table for the IT practical examinations would be announced later, said an official statement from the director of general education and examination commissioner Jeevan Babu on Wednesday. The SSLC theory examinations would be over on April 29 (Thursday).
Following widespread protest against the intervention by the rights panel, the general education department had postponed the higher secondary practical examinations on Monday. Though there were similar demands to postpone or suspend the SSLC IT practical examinations, the government was of the opinion that there was no valid reason for such a demand. The theory examinations were held adhering to strict Covid-19 protocol.
As many as 4,22,226 students have registered for this school final examination. There are 2,947 examination centres, which includes nine centres each in gulf Countries and Lakshadweep. While 573 students have registered for examination at overseas centres, 627 students registered for the school final exam in centres in Lakshadweep.