Odisha govt promotes students from class 1 to 8 to next class without exams

The Odisha School and Mass Education department on Tuesday announced to promote all the students from standard 1 to 8 to the next higher class without examination for the academic session 2020-21, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state government has also decided to conduct remedial classes for first 2-3 months in new academic session to bring the students to appropriate competency level, applicable for all government, government-aided & all un-aided private schools under state's School & Mass Education Department.

“I am directed to say that Government has been pleased to approve the proposal that there will be examination/ assessment test during the academic session 2020-21 for Class I to VI if students of the said classes will be promoted to the next higher class, due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the State,” the State Mass Education department stated in its notification dated March 16.

Schools in the state were shut around March 2020 due to COVID-19 induced lockdown. Following the lockdown schools were shifted to the online mode of teaching. Many private schools decided to promote students based on their performance during the year. 

State Govt has also decided to conduct remedial classes for first 2-3 months in new academic session to bring the students to appropriate competency level, applicable for all government, government-aided & all un-aided private schools under state's School & Mass Education Dept

— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2021