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Uttarakhand has also joined the league of states which have earlier cancelled the exams due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
So far, a large number of states have cancelled the exams following the footsteps of the Centre, which on June 1, announced that the CBSE Class 12 board exams will not be held this year.
Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu are among those states that have cancelled the exams.
Most of the states have cited the Centre s decision to cancel the Class 12 exams. The total number of
Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand government has also ordered an inquiry against all the private labs conducting rapid antigen tests after discrepancies were found in COVID-19 testing during Maha Kumbh.
Uttarakhand Board Exams 2021: Class 10 exams cancelled, class 12 exams postponed - details here
USEB (Uttarakhand Board of School Education) board exam 2021: The announcement was made by Uttarakhand Education Minister Arvind Pandey.
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Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 11:29 AM IST
Amid the huge spike in COVID-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government has cancelled the Class 10 board examinations and postponed the Class 12 board exams. The announcement was made by Uttarakhand Education Minister Arvind Pandey on Sunday (April 18).
The USEB (Uttarakhand Board of School Education) board examinations were all set to start from May 4, 2021, for classes 10 and 12. Even the schools from classes 1-12 have been shut down in Haridwar, Dehradun and Haldwani till April 30, due to Kumbh Mela and the spike in coronavirus cases.