Karnataka Schools to be closed for summer vacation until June 14: The Karnataka state government has announced the summer vacations for the schools in the state until June 14, 2021. The summer vacations have been announced due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in the state. The Karnataka Department of Public instruction has revised the schedule for the 2021 22 academic years considering the ongoing situation. According to the revised schedule released the new academic year will begin for the schools in the state from June 15, 2021.
Karnataka SSLC exams as per schedule
The Karnataka SSLC examinations are scheduled to be conducted from June 21 to July 5, 2021, while the revision classes for the students preparing for the SSLC exams will be conducted from June 1 to 14, 2021. The state government earlier postponed the Karnataka 2nd PUC examinations until further notice. The state government has also assured to announce the revised dates of the Karnataka 2nd PUC examinations in advance. The class 11 students will be promoted directly to the higher classes without conducting the examinations.
The state government has also mentioned that the continuous and comprehensive evaluation of the students will be the deciding factor for the promotion of the students from classes 1 to 9. Online classes will not be conducted during this time as per the information provided.
Schools across the country have been announcing an early summer vacation for the students considering the increasing COVID-19 cases and the safety of the students. The summer vacations have been announced for the teachers as well although the teachers have been notified that they will be called to the school in case need be.