Goa Class 9 and 11 Exams to be held Online: As per the latest update, the Goa Education Department has directed Schools from across the state to hold Class 9 and Class 11 Exams online in view of the surge in the COVID-19 cases. Earlier, the department had permitted schools to hold online exams for Class 1 to 8 students.
Following the latest announcement, students of all classes from 1 to 9 and 11 will be able to appear for the annual school-level exams in an online format, from the safety of their homes.
Official Circular issued by Director of Education
With the COVID-19 case numbers rising consistently in the state, several students and parents had raised concerns about the offline exams that are being planned by the schools for Class 9 and 11 students. In response to this, the Education Department has permitted online exams for Class 9 and 11 students as well. To confirm the development, Director Of Education D R Bhagat issued a fresh circular, in which he asked the educational institutions to hold exams for Classes 9 and 11 also in online mode.
The circular reads “It is informed that the examinations for Standard ninth and eleventh should be conducted by allowing students to answer from their residences, in the same way, the students up to standard eight have been allowed.”
The announcement comes across as a major relief for the students who were worried about appearing for the annual exams in an offline format, especially during the 2nd and more aggressive wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the country. As per the latest reports, the COVID-19 caseload of Goa rose by 482 to touch 61,239 on Friday. There were 3,597 active cases till Friday night.