No announcement of summer vacation, promotion without examinations: Karnataka Education Minister No announcement of summer vacation, promotion without examinations: Karnataka Education Minister There is no announcement of summer vacation and promotion without examinations for school students, said S Suresh Kumar, Karnataka Primary & Secondary Education Minister. advertisement UPDATED: March 14, 2021 15:34 IST Karnataka Primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar on Sunday cleared the air about summer vacation and promotion without examinations for school students in the state, saying that there is no such announcement. The clarification was made in order to stop the rumours that were spreading about the summer vacation of school students.