Hyderabad: Telangana government has cancelled Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations and postponed the Intermediate (Class 12) board examinations due to prevailing pandemic situation in the state.
State special chief secretary, Chitra Ramchandran said that 10th class students will be evaluated on the basis of objective criteria, which will be developed by the state SSC board. The board examinations for Intermediate, that is 12th class have been postponed and a decision will be taken in the first week of June after reviewing the COVID situation.
Students will be informed at least 15 days before the commencement of exams. Intermediate first year students will be promoted without exams for now.
The government has decided to pass all the 10th class students without any exams for the second year in a row, keeping in view the surge in COVID-19 cases, and about 4.60 lakh students studying in 10th class will heave a sigh of relief.
Similarly, the first year students of Intermediate Board (11th class) will be promoted to the next class without exams while the second year exams will be held at a later date. Results of the 10th class students will be prepared on the basis of an objective criteria to be developed by the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Board at a later date.
If the candidates are not satisfied with the allotted marks, they will be given an opportunity to take the exams when the conditions are conducive. The decision was taken by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao after a review meeting with senior officials. Last year too, the Chief Minister took a surprise decision to cancel the SSC exams and declare all the students passed.
Special Chief Secretary Chitra Ramchandran, in an order, said the government decided to cancel the exams to be held from May 17. The decision of the CBSE to pass all the 10th class students apparently made the move easier for the government.
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