Kerala Class 11 Exams Paused, Supreme Court Says "Situation Alarming"

Offline Class 11 exams in Kerala were scheduled to begin from September 6

Worried by an "alarming" COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a state government decision to hold offline Class 11 exams. The court ordered the exams be paused for a week, saying: "Children of tender age can't be exposed to the risk (of contracting the virus)". "There is an alarming situation in Kerala. It accounts for more than 70 per cent of cases in the country, with around 35,000 daily cases. Children of tender age can't be exposed to this risk," a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said. Offline Class 11 exams were scheduled to begin from September 6.