Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has canceled 8th and 9th standard exams. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting convened by the chief minister. The cabinet had earlier decided to take up to seven exams.
The meeting decided to postpone all the examinations in the state including SSLC and Higher Secondary. University exams also postponed. The update date will be announced later.
The Center and the UGC had earlier proposed postponing the exams, but the state was moving ahead with the decision to conduct the exams with caution. The exam was held with special facilities for students in Quarantine. The high-level meeting, which was held today, decided to postpone the exams because of the possibility of spreading the Covid community.
The decision to postpone the CBSE, ICSE and ISC exams was taken yesterday.
