New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: In a major relief for the students of government primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government on Wednesday announced that students of classes one to eight of all government primary schools in the state will get promoted without having to appear in examinations in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
"Orders have been issued to promote all students, studying in schools run by the basic education department, of class one to eight to next classes without examination. All schools have been closed till April 2," Additional Chief Secretary, Education Renuka Kumar said in an order issued on Tuesday night. Examinations in primary schools were scheduled between March 23 and 28.
Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the education portfolio, said that the decision had been taken in view of the closure of schools.
"The students will be promoted on the basis of the performance all year round. The state government has also postponed the evaluation of answer sheets for the 2020 high school and intermediate examinations till April 2”, he said as reported by IANS.
The decision came after groups of teachers stayed away from evaluation centres due to the coronavirus scare. The postponement of the evaluation process will now lead to a delay in the announcement of results for high school and intermediate.
The state government on Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions, cinemas, multiplexes and tourists places in the state till April 2 and implemented work-from-home protocol to the extent possible to contain the coronavirus spread. Competitive and other examinations too have been postponed till April 2.
According to health officials, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 147 with 10 fresh cases reported from various parts of the country. The cases include 25 foreign nationals and the three persons who died in Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra, officials
(With PTI, IANS Inputs)