All Class XII students declared pass
The Hindu
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Final results of Class XII students from State Board schools in Tamil Nadu were announced on Monday, and all 8.16 lakh of them have passed. The board exams, scheduled to be held earlier this year, were cancelled owing to the pandemic. Releasing the results, Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said a decision to cancel the exams was made following several stakeholder recommendations, and a subsequent report prepared by the expert committee. The committee had come up with multiple methods to calculate marks and one was chosen. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had announced that 50% weightage would be given to Class X public exam marks (average of the top three subjects); 20% to Class XI public exam theory marks; and 30% to Class XII practicals/internal marks for both practical and non-practical subject groups.The fear of being caught for traffic rule violation has indeed compelled many two-wheeler riders to wear helmets. But one cursory look at riders at any traffic junction in Bengaluru shows that more than half the riders have on their heads non-standard helmets, designed solely to evade the eye of law, with little concern for the safety of their own heads.
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