Goa board exams 2021: Class 10 exams CANCELLED, decision on Class 12 in next 2 days

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in the country, Goa decided to cancel the Class 10 exams 2021. A decision on Class 12 exams would be taken in the next two days, said Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. 

Sawant said, “The government has cancelled the state board examination for Class 10 students in view of the Covid-19 outbreak, while a decision on Goa board Class 12 exams would be taken in the next two days.”  

This decision to cancel the Class 10 board exams has been on the recommendation of a committee comprising the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary School Education and education department officials as well as experts in the field, Sawant said. 

He added, the Class 10 marks would be allotted based on the internal assessment of examinations held in the academic year 2020-21. 

"Those failing in one or two subjects can appear for ATKT (Allowed To Keep Terms) examination.” The chief minister also clarified. “And, those who want to opt for Science and Diploma streams will have to undergo one-day examination, conducted by the Goa Board. Students will be informed 15 days in advance about this one-day examination.” 

He said 'private students', (those who study at night schools or schools for dropouts) will have to undergo a one-day or three-day exam, the dates of which would be announced later. 

Along with the central board, dozens of state boards have cancelled the Class 10 examinations and are possibly mulling the same for Class 12 examinations amid the second wave of Covid-19. 

India has been hit severely with this second wave with over 2 lakh cases being reported almost every day since the last couple of weeks, similarly, over 4000 deaths counts have been reported in the country.