Kerala: Class 11th exam to be held from September 6
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Education Minister V Shivankutty on Friday said that amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the state will implement the Supreme Court’s interim order that ruled the Kerala government to conduct offline exams for class 11 from September 6. was banned.
“The Supreme Court has asked us to give a statement of facts of scientific preparedness to conduct the examination and on what background the decision has been taken to conduct the examination. The education department will submit the report before September 13,” he said.
The minister said that 4,22,000 students have taken the Kerala Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination and 4.5 lakh students have successfully written the higher secondary examination.
“There was no lapse in conducting the exam and based on that experience we decided to conduct the 11th class exam,” he said. “The students who appeared for the exam were in good confidence and with the support of the students and parents, we decided to conduct the exam,” he said.
Mr Sivankutty said the Kerala government would implement the Supreme Court order and decide the next course of action based on its final order.
A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said the situation in Kerala is worrying as there is a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and children cannot be put at risk, while noting that almost every day from the state 35,000 cases are being reported.
The 11th examination was to be held from 6 September.
“Kerala has an alarming situation. It accounts for about 35,000 daily cases in over 70 per cent of the country’s cases. Young children cannot be put at risk,” the court said.
“We grant interim relief by staying the offline examination till the next date of hearing. List the matter on September 13,” the court said. It was hearing an appeal against an order of the Kerala High Court refusing to interfere with the decision to conduct offline examinations.
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