After putting all board exams on hold, the Odisha government has announced suspension of classes for standard 10 & 12 students. Clear instructions have been issued to ensure that no academic work is undertaken in the educational institutions.
As per the directives, the suspension of classes will be across all schools under the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya Sangathan, government and non-aided and private schools in the State. The hostels in these institutions will also remain closed.
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in state, Odisha Government has put on hold the STD X and XII board exams in the state. This decision was taken keeping in mind the health risk to students amid rising positive cases of COVID-19 in state.
The Class X or matriculation examination which was scheduled to begin from May 3 has been put on hold. In an official release, the government also informed that the Class XII board examination which was scheduled to be held from May 18 has also been put on hold for the time being. According to the official release, the state government and the concerned board will review the situation in the first week of June 2021. The students will be provided sufficient time for preparation and will be informed beforehand regarding the dates of examination.
In another major decision, the Class IX and XI students of the academic year 2020-21 will be promoted to the next classes.