MBOSE SSLC, HSSLC Exams 2021 to continue as scheduled; parents worried

Worried parents, students assured of sanitised centres by the board.

Even as India is reeling under the second wave of coronavirus, the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) decided to go ahead and conduct the MBOSE SSLC, HSSLC examinations as per schedule. This has gotten many parents and their wards worried for their safety and health.

However, the state government, MBoSE and the examination centres are confident of ensuring the safety of all students.

Unlike the Maharashtra government, which has postponed the state board examinations in view of the COVID19 surge, the Meghalaya government did not decide to defer the examinations since the number of infected people is far low.

Principal Secretary of Education, D.P. Wahlang advised people not to panic in view of 190 active cases in the state and think objectively. “We are examining the matter along with local (COVID positive) data and we need to make decisions that are locally relevant. Examination centres have been asked to take necessary precautions and they are aware of what needs to be done,” he had said.

The MBOSE HSSLC examinations began on April 16 and the last exam is scheduled on May 12, while the MBOSE SSLC examinations started on April 19 and will go on till May 3.

MBoSE Controller of Exams, T.R. Laloo said the officers-in-charge of all the examination centres have been instructed to follow all the COVID protocols. “Any student testing positive will be given a second chance,” he added.

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