The Goa government has canceled the Class 10 Board examination for this year due to the rise in COVID19 cases across the country. April 24 to May 17, while Class 10 examinations were scheduled between May 19 and June 2, 2021. The decision came as opposition leaders and students from Goa schools have been urging the state government to cancel or postpone the board examinations in wake of the COVID-19 surge in the country.
A total of 43, 547 students have registered to appear for Goa Board Exam 2021 this year. The examination was to be held in more than 100 centres across the state. Earlier, the GBSHSE Chairman, Bhagirath Shetye said that the Goa Board would ensure that the students are adequately placed, and all other Covid-19 protocols are followed during the examination.
The Goa Board will no way postpone or cancel the exams. However, with the cases steadily rising across the country and even in the state, the Government has decided to postpone the exams keeping the safety of the students paramount.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, while announcing the postponement, said that the new dates for the examinations will be announced 15 days prior to the commencement of the board exams.
The students of Goa schools have also been demanding postponement or cancellation of board exams in the state. Now, considering the requests and the rising coronavirus cases, the Goa government has postponed the class 10th and class 12th board exams 2021. The exams will be held when the COVID-19 situation in the state will improve.
Apart from Goa, several states and UTs including Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Punjab had also rescheduled the board examinations in their respective states in wake of the resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Including the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had postponed the class 12th board examinations across the country in schools affiliated to the CBSE. The CBSE had also announced that class 10th exams have been cancelled across the country.
