COVID-19 Surge: Uttar Pradesh government school teachers to work from home till May 20

In view of the current circumstances of COVID-19, all teachers, instructors, and teachers of Kasturba Gandhi Girls School will be allowed to work from home. Read further to know more.

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi has announced that the school teachers in the state will be allowed to work from home until May 20. The decision comes in wake of rising COVID-19 positive cases in the state.
“In view of the current circumstances of COVID-19, all teachers, teachers, instructors, and teachers of Kasturba Gandhi Girls School will be allowed to work from home by 20 May 2021,” the minister said.

Earlier, the state government suspended offline teaching for students of Classes 1 to 12, till May 15. The Uttar Pradesh Board had earlier decided to postpone the upcoming board examinations for classes 10 and 12 amid a huge spike in coronavirus cases across the nation. The UP Board 10th as well as the UP Board 12th examinations have been postponed until May 20.

These examinations will be held after May 20 and the new timetable will be decided in the first week of May, an official statement said. The exams were previously scheduled to begin on May 8.

The government had also deferred university and college exams in the state till May 15. A decision regarding the conduct of these exams will be taken in the first week of May, U Chief Minister and Secondary Education Minister Dinesh Sharma had said.

“In view of the coronavirus spread, secondary education board’s (UPMSP) proposed exams from May 8 have been postponed till May 20 and university, college exams have been postponed till May 15. A decision on exams will be taken in the first week of May,” the minister had said.

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• UP Board 12th Time Table 2021
• UP Board 10th Time Table 2021