No board tests till May 20 in Uttar Pradesh, declares government.
Key points:
- The new schedule for UP Board 10th 12th Exam 2021 will be decided in the first week of May after reviewing the state’s pandemic situation.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday delayed board assessments till May 20, and all schools in the state will stay shut till May 15. The new test timetable will be chosen in May’s primary seven-day stretch after exploring the state’s pandemic circumstance. The choice comes when the Central Board of Secondary Education has dropped class 10 and deferred class 12 tests, considering the rising number of Covid-19 cases the nation over. Uttar Pradesh, explicitly, has arisen a focal point of contaminations in a week ago.
The tests were planned to begin on May 8. Class 10 tests should proceed till May 25, while class 12 tests were booked till May 28. In any case, a survey meeting was held after many staff related to the test cycle tried positive. As indicated by reports, in any event, 17 staff of the Board out of 19 who are straightforwardly occupied with test work have as of late distinguished with the contamination.
The choice carries transitory alleviation to around 56 lakh understudies to show up in class 10 and 12 tests. Yet, this is likewise the second time the tests are being delayed. The tests, initially booked to be held in April, were prior delayed for panchayat races.
Schools in Uttar Pradesh will likewise stay shut till May 15. Prior, all training organizations of the states were approached to stay shut till April 30. The public authority prior chose to advance understudies of classes 1 to 8 with no assessment.
