Bombay: Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said on Friday that the Class X and XII exams conducted by the state board will not be held before May 2021 instead of February or March due to the prevailing situation of the coronavirus. .
“The current coronavirus situation is likely to last longer. We have discussed the issue of completing the curriculum and taking exams,” Gaikwad said.
“The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Education will not be able to take the exams for classes X and XII before May,” Gaikwad said.
The state minister of school education also reported the plan to resume classes in the state in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
“We have proposed to the state government to restart classes in schools for classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 as of November 23,” he said.
“I have also discussed the issue of how much curriculum can be omitted so that teachers can complete the remaining part. We will have to cut at least 25% of the curriculum,” he added.
Meanwhile, as many as 5,246 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra, bringing the total cases to 17,03,444, the state Department of Public Health said Thursday.
According to the state Department of Public Health, 15,51,283 patients have been discharged to date after a full recovery, with 11,277 patients discharged today.
However, 117 people have succumbed to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 44,804.
Active cases in the state amount to 1,06,519 with a recovery rate of 91.07 percent.
Amid the new cases that are reported daily in the state, Maharashtra has allowed cinemas to reopen from November 5 at 50% capacity. A state government order said Wednesday that movie theaters, theaters, multiplexes and theaters will be allowed to operate outside of containment zones.
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