According to the reports, the official dates of the exam would be decided 3 months after the schools are reopened in the state.
Odisha 10th, 12th Board Exams 2021: Odisha Education Minister Sameer Dash on November 18, 2020, announced that Odisha Board Exam 2021 for Classes 10, 12 may be postponed due to the pandemic for 3 months. BSE Odisha Board Exams 2021 and CHSE Odisha Board Exams 2021 that are conducted in February-March are expected to be conducted on May-June 2021. According to the reports, the official dates of the exam would be decided 3 months after the schools are reopened in the state. Moreover, the Odisha 10th exam dates and Odisha 12th time table 2021 would also depend on the completion of the syllabus as well. The Education Minister also hinted at withheld Board exams in Odisha in case the pandemic situation worsens.
While speaking to the media, Mr Dash said, “This session, it is not feasible to commence the matriculation and Plus-II exams from February and March, respectively as students haven’t started preparations for the same. If under any circumstances exams are withheld for a year, a precious academic year of students will go waste.” He further added that at least 3 months of offline classes are essential before conducting the exams in the state.
Recently the Board of Secondary Education scrapped the November 5 notification issued by the Mass Education Minister regarding form filling for Odisha Class 10 Board exam 2021. The Board then issued a notice that stated that the form fill up process was postponed until further orders from the state government.
Meanwhile, the state government also announced its decision to keep all schools in Odisha closed until December 31. With the notice, Odisha became the first state to decide to extend the closure of schools for the entire year since March when schools were shut due to the lockdown. The decision to keep the schools closed in Odisha was taken in view of the apprehensions of the second wave of the pandemic.
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