Class 10, 12 exams put off: Gujarat state board

In February, the Gujarat secondary and higher secondary education board (GSHSEB) had announced the schedule of class 10 and 12 board exams from May 10-25.

Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama told The Indian Express, “Before announcing the new dates, whenever they are made depending upon the Covid situation, two weeks would be given to students to prepare for these exams. I personally believe that these exam should be conducted as these decide admissions and future of students in higher studies.”

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Also, there wil be no offline classes for students of class 1 to 12 till May 10. This applies to all schools – government, grant-in-aid and private. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had, on April 3, announced closure of offline classes for class 9 to 12 in all schools in the state from April 5 until further orders.

Meanwhile, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Thursday asked all its affiliated schools to upload practical assessment marks of Computer Science of Class 12 (Science stream) students on the board’s website by May 15,2021.

The state education board on March 19 had issued directives to all affiliated schools to conduct the practical exam at the school level in a prescribed format.

However, those schools who are still to conduct this Computer Science practical exam of Class 12 students are asked to conduct the same as per Covid SOPs and upload the same on its website, it stated.