Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread, the State Government has declared the students of Classes I to VIII in its schools ‘all pass’.
“All the students except of Class-IX are declared to have passed without annual examinations this academic session,” said School & Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash.
As the examination of one paper of Class-IX is yet to be held, the decision on this class would be taken by the department after overcoming the present situation, he said.
Expressing concern over the future of students, who have appeared in the matriculation examination-2020 and annual Plus II examination, he said all the answer sheets are safe at evaluation centres amidst tight security.