SSLC supplementary exam for Covid positive students will be treated as first attempt
The S.S.L.C Examination which was scheduled to be conducted from March 27 to April 9 was postponed due to the outbreak of COVID 19. The government has announced that the exam will be conducted from June 25 to July 4.
8,48,203 students will take up the exam tomorrow out of which 378,337 students are from urban areas while 469,866 from rural parts of the state.
In a set of instructions the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board has made it mandatory for the students to reach one hour thirty minutes before the scheduled time at the examination centre to undergo health check up. In case students forget to wear masks they will be provided with one at the centre.
While the students are advised against having physical contact with the fellow candidates, on feeling unwell, they have to report immediately to the invigilator.
The government has claimed that no examination centre is in the containment zone. It will be ensured that only a maximum of 18-20 students are seated in each room , with a minimum of one meter distance between the desks & also it will be made sure that only 2 students per desk are seated. The designated Examination Centres are sanitized three days prior to the day of examination.
In case, for any reason the student is not able to attend the examination , then she/he will be provided the opportunity to write the Supplementary Examinations ,which will be treated as “First attempt” only. Even if a student is tested COVID -19 positive case, then they are allowed to write supplementary exams , which will be treated as “First attempt”.
The government has now allowed the students residing in the containment zone to take up exams but they will be allotted separate rooms. Special Rooms to write the exams are set up for students with signs of cough, cold & fever.
However, parents want the exams to be called off.
Veeresha, father of a 14-year-old daughter, is apprehensive about the rise in cases and the government’s decision to conduct the exam in the middle of the pandemic.“The cases are rising. No examination is more important than the life of our children. The exam can be conducted when the situation improves,” he stated.
