COVID-19: Odisha Class 10 Board Exam Cancelled

Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha has announced the cancellation of class 10 board exams due to the spike in COVID-19 cases.

The Odisha Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has announced the cancellation of Class 10 board exams due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. Earlier, the exams for Classes 10 and 12 have been deferred, but due to a steady increase in coronavirus cases on a daily basis, the Board has finally decided to cancel Class 10 exams for the academic session 2020-21. ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ବୋର୍ଡ ଦ୍ବାରା ପରିଚାଳିତ ଦଶମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଏବଂ ମାଦ୍ରାସା ଶିକ୍ଷା ବୋର୍ଡ ଦ୍ବାରା ପରିଚାଳିତ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ବାତିଲ କରାଯାଇଛି। ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରିତ ପଦ୍ଧତି ଅନୁସାରେ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଫଳ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହେବ। ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଫଳରେ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ଅସମ୍ମତି ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ମହାମାରୀ ପ୍ରଶମିତ ହେବା ପରେ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଦେବାକୁ ସୁଯୋଗ ମିଳିବ। pic.twitter.com/Xb4c4VLgKl The decision comes a day after a large number of students staged a protest in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence seeking cancellation of the BSE matric exams. Odisha Class 12 examinations for Arts, Science and Commerce streams, conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), were slated to begin on May 19. Class 10 exams in the state were to start from May 3 and continue till May 15, 2021. A decision regarding Class 12 examinations will be taken in June first week.