Should the schools reopen after 10 days, the education ministry has proposed to postpone the board and home exams to March.

The trial exam for Classes X and XII will be also postponed.

The government is also looking into re-opening Classes IX and XI if the situation favours. Classes X and XII reopened in July.

Health experts will assess the situation after 10 days.

Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said that given the disruption of an academic session due to Covid-19 and lockdown, time would not be enough for the completion of the syllabus in two months. “We’ve lost teaching-learning time. We’ve to give students enough time to complete the curriculum to attend the exam.”

If the proposal is approved, Lyonpo said that trial exams could take place whenever possible but a board examination would take place in March. “Maybe, for the home exam, we can conduct at least a week ahead of the board exam.”

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