Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021 On Schedule: Allaying rumours and speculations about the cancellation of Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021, Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar issued a clarification that KBSEEB will hold the Class 10 Exams as per the schedule announced earlier.
Karnataka Education Minister took to Twitter to confirm that there is no change as far as the schedule of SSLC Exam 2021 is concerned. He said that Karnataka 10th Exam 2021 will be held from 21st June 2021 as per the date sheet released earlier. The clarification from Education Minister came following the cancellation of the CBSE 10th Exam 2021 as announced by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
No Changes to SSLC Exam Schedule
In a tweet sent out from his official Twitter account, S Suresh Kumar said that “After the exams for Class 10 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students were cancelled, there are many rumours doing rounds about standard 10 SSLC exams. The SSLC Class 10 exams are scheduled to take place from June 21 and there are no changes to its current schedule.” He further added that “Any changes to be made, depending on the upcoming circumstances, will be notified.”
CBSE 10th Exam Cancelled, 12th Exam Postponed
Earlier in the day, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ took to Twitter to confirm that CBSE 10th Exam 2021 have been cancelled in the wake of the worsening situation of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. In addition to this, he also announced that the Class 12 Board Exam of CBSE has been postponed and will now be held in June after a thorough review is held by the Board. Apart from CBSE Board, MP Board and Rajasthan Board have also postponed the Class 10 and 12 exams in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account the safety and health of the students.