Goa Board SSC exams 2021 cancelled, decision on Class 12 exams on May 25

While Goa Board Class 10 exams stand cancelled, decision on Class 12 exams will be taken by May 25, 2021.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has cancelled the Goa Board SSC examinations 2021 in the light of COVID. The same has been announced via a live Twitter session by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on May 23. He also announced that the final decision Goa HSSC Exam 2021 will be announced by May 25, 2021. Goa CM also confirmed that the official notice with complete details about the cancellation and promotion matrix would be notified on the official website at gbshse.info soon. The state government had appointed an expert committee to look into the matter of Goa Board SSC exams 2021 and based on their recommendations the decision to cancel the exam has been taken.

As per the released Goa Board SSC Time Table 2021, the examinations were scheduled from May 13 to June 4 but were postponed due to COVID.

While announcing the decision, the Chief Minister also said that the state board will soon notify the promotion criteria or formula on the basis of which students would be promoted to the next academic grade in the light of the cancellation of exams. He also added that those who are failing in one or two subjects would be required to appear for re-examination and clear the same soon. Further, those who want to opt for Science and Diploma streams will have to undergo a one-day Goa 10th Board exam 2021, which will be conducted by the state board. Students will be informed 15 days prior to the conduct of this one-day examination. The private students will have to undergo a one-day or three-day exam, the dates of which would be announced later.