No half-yearly exams for Govt & aided schools in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Government has cancelled the half yearly examinations for all government and government aided schools in the state. The state did not share any update on possible school reopening dates.

Tamil Nadu Education Minister KA Sengottaiyan has announced that there would be no half yearly examinations this year for the government and government aided schools. With schools still closed in the state following the lockdown, the Education Minister ordered the cancellation of the examinations.

However, the minister has given private schools, the option to either cancel the half yearly examinations or conduct them online. With schools not allowed to reopen just yet, the decision vests with the school administration.

As for reopening of schools in the state, the government has not announced any date yet. The colleges in Tamil Nadu have reopened but with the recent spike of cases at IIT Madras, the government has issued a stern warning to the educational institutes in the state. It has asked institutes to follow the norms and SOPs to prevent the spread of the pandemic in the state. It also warned of serious action in case they are found flouting norms.