Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Mar 26: Department of Public Education of government of Karnataka has issued a circular with regards to the postponement of activities related to exams and admissions for the academic year of 2020-21.
The circular says, "The exams of 7th to 10th standard students in the state was postponed to March 31 and the period was announced as study holidays as per the circular of March 14. However, as the coronavirus pandemic is spreading in the state and also for the fact that the prime minister of the country has announced lock down of the whole country till April 15, the exams of 7th to 10th standards, admission under RTE and admissions for the academic year 2020-21 have been postponed till April 20."
The circular further says that the revised time table and dates of all the activities pertaining to education mentioned above will be published after April 20.
The department of education has also asked the headmasters/headmistresses and administrative board of schools to convey the same to the students as well as their guardians.