Uttarakhand Board Class 10 And 12 Examination Dates Declared; Exams To Be Held From June 20

Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) has declared the revised dates for Class 10 and 12 boards which were postponed due to the lockdown. The exams will begin from June 20.

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New Delhi: The Uttarakhand Board has announced that the exams for class 10 and 12 which was earlier postponed will now be held from June 20-23. Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) had postponed the examinations due to the pandemic and lockdown. According to reports, the Board was mulling over conducting the exams after June 15. The State Secretary (Education), Meenakshi Sundaram has also said that the evaluation of answer sheets will be completed until 15 July 2020. During the lockdown, the state was also used over 350 schools as quarantine centres for COVID 19. According to an official notification in preparation for the upcoming exams, the education department has asked the district magistrates to vacate the school turned quarantine centres. According to a report by Times of India, a massive sanitisation drive of the centres will be undertaken by the education department to ensure that there is no spread of coronavirus. The report also said that those admitted to these centres will complete their quarantine period by June 15 and those who still have time will be shifted to other facilities. The exams for classes 10 and 12 were scheduled to take place from March 23 to 25 but on March 21 it was announced officially that the exams will be postponed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state. Students giving their exams will also have to follow precautionary measures such as wearing face masks, social distancing, and carrying sanitizers.