The Tripura Board has announced to promote the students of Classes 1 to 4, 6, and 7 to the next higher classes. The examination of respective classes will be conducted once the school will reopen to ensure the evaluation. The Education Minister of Tripura, Ratan Lal Nath, announced the same on his Twitter handle.
The decision has been made due to the substantial increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath stated that “We have decided to promote students from Class 1 to 4, 6 and 7 to next classes except Classes 5 and 8. But the students need to sit for their examinations after the opening of schools if the situation becomes normal. The exams would be held to evaluate their educational loss in the Covid-19 pandemic“
Regarding Classes 5 and 8, Nath said that they would send the matter for approval from the state cabinet, and for Class 9 and 11 examinations, decisions would be taken following discussions with the Tripura Board of Secondary Education. Apart from the promotion to the higher classes, the Education Minister also announced the extension of summer vacations in the school.
The summer vacation in the Schools of Tripura has now been extended from May 25 to June 7, 2021, on account of the rising cases in the state. The Education Minister said to Twitter, “Summer vacation for school students has been extended from May 25 to June 7 keeping in view of the rising trend of COVID cases in the state.”
