MP board exam 2021: The Madhya Pradesh School Education Department has Cancelled Class 10 final exams and has again postponed Class 12 final exams until further orders, in view of the COVID-19 situation in the state. For Class 12, new dates will be announced when the situation improves and students will be given information at least 20 days in advance, it said.
“Keeping in view the severity of corona infection, the 12th examinations to be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education are postponed until further orders,” the School Education Department said on social media.
Gathering of students at one place could result in the spread of the virus and therefore, the board has decided to cancel Class 10 final exams, an official statement said.
The board has also announced the criteria for promoting Class 10 students to the next higher class.
The board will consider students' performance in the half yearly, pre-board, exams, unit tests and internal assesments held during the academic year for preparing results.
कोरोना संक्रमण की गंभीरता को दृष्टिगत रखते हुये माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल द्वारा 10वीं की परीक्षा आयोजित नहीं की जाएगी। नियमित एवं स्वाध्यायी छात्रों के परीक्षा परिणाम तैयार किये जाने संबंधी परिपत्र की प्रति संलग्न प्रेषित है। pic.twitter.com/gopxWm27jb
— School Education Department, MP (@schooledump) May 14, 2021
Earlier, on April 26, the board postponed the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams. The Class 12 exams were originally scheduled to begin on May 1.
According to an official statement issued on April 14, Class 12 exams have been postponed for one month and Class 10 exams have been cancelled.
कोरोना संक्रमण की गंभीरता को दृष्टिगत रखते हुये माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल द्वारा आयोजित होने वाली 12वीं की परीक्षाएं आगामी आदेश तक स्थगित की जाती हैं। कोरोना संक्रमण सामान्य होने की स्थिति में इन परीक्षाओं के आयोजन की सूचना 20 दिवस पूर्व दी जायेगी। pic.twitter.com/AOsVuU1Rbt
— School Education Department, MP (@schooledump) May 14, 2021