Himachal Pradesh to promote 1.16 lakh Class 10 students to next class

The Himachal Pradesh government is promoting 1.16 lakh Class 10 students to the next class without any exams due to the Covid-19 situation.

In a major relief to the Class 10 students, the Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday cancelled the Matriculation board examinations and decided to promote 1,16,954 lakh students to Plus one. "The decision has been taken due to the sharp surge of Covid-19 cases in the state.It was also decided in the meeting that the annual examination of 10th standard of Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education would stand cancelled," a state government spokesperson said. All the students, the spokesperson said, would be promoted to Class 11 by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBSE) as per the norms suggested by CBSE.