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Bihar to promote students of classes 1 to 8 without holding exams, here s why
The announcement comes at a time when the state is preparing to hold annual exams for over 13 lakh students who are enrolled in Class 9.
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Updated: Feb 20, 2021, 04:24 PM IST
The Bihar Education Department has announced that it would promote all students from classes 1 to 8 to the next academic year without holding exams. The decision to promote has been taken keeping in mind the academic loss suffered by students due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Around 1.66 crore students who are currently pursuing their education between Classes 1 to 8, will be promoted to the next academic grade without having to appear for the final exam. The decision will be applicable to all government schools across the state.
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ERODE: The school education department is yet to decide on conducting offline classes for students of class 1 to 8, school education minister K A Sengottaiyan said here on Thursday.
“We will take a decision on this after discussing with the chief minister,” the minister told reporters after inaugurating Rs 2 crore worth of projects in Nasiyanur and Naruvalur panchayats in Gobichettipalayam assembly segment.
The minister said about 98.5% of students were attending classes across the state. He said the school education department was taking steps to issue ‘tabs’ to students of class 6,7 and 8 instead of laptops.
The school education minister reiterated that public examination dates for classes 10 and 12 would be announced after the dates for assembly election were announced.