Coronavirus: Maharashtra postpones last Class 10 board exam
Team Careers360 | March 21, 2020 | 02:48 PM IST | 1 min read
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Government has postponed the last Class 10 state board examination scheduled on Monday amidst the COVID-19 scare, school education minister Varsha Gaikwad has announced.
This was confirmed by the Maharashtra government’s press office to Careers360 .
The department had scheduled the geography exam - also the last one for Class 10 students -- for Monday, March 23. The new date will be announced after March 31.
Over the past few days, the Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ), the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination ( CISCE ) and the state boards of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala all postponed their board exams.
The total number of active COVID-19 cases in India is currently 231. Maharashtra is the state with the highest number of cases with 49
अत्यंत महत्वाची सूचना :
— Varsha Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) March 21, 2020
इयत्ता १० वी परीक्षेचा सोमवार दिनांक २३ मार्च रोजी होणारा पेपर रद्द करण्यात आला आहे . रद्द करण्यात आलेल्या पेपरची पुढील तारीख ३१ मार्च नंतर जाहीर करण्यात येईल . @abpmajhatv @TV9Marathi @News18lokmat @bbcnewsmarathi pic.twitter.com/uIpGcjOMA7
Also read:
- Coronavirus: State Boards start postponing Class 10 and Class 12 exams
- Coronavirus: More states postpone exams as COVID-19 cases increase
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