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The AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu has announced that the students of classes 9, 10, and 11 will be promoted to the next class without any examinations. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that the decision was made based on the inputs from medical experts. Experts suggested that the situation is not conducive to conduct exams in view of the pandemic. Taking into consideration the unusual situation being faced by teachers and students, the views of parents besides the opinion of experts, the students of standards: 9, 10 and 11, facing the annual/board exams in 2020-21 education year, are announced as passed without writing the examinations, the chief minister said.