On September 9, a circular was issued by the Directorate of Education that said the yearly local tours for Classes 8 and 9 will be halted and that revised norms and guidelines for the local tours will be issued with the approval of the competent authority .
The Directorate of Education (DoE) stated that the students would be assessed on the basis of projects and assignments. The guidelines are applicable for the 2020-21 academic session, during which schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and classes were mostly conducted in online mode.
The guidelines of the Directorate of Education (DoE) have been issued to the government-run and aided schools for assessment for the 2020-21 academic session.