The Mizoram government has postponed the Class-12 board examinations once again which was suspended midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to conduct it from July 1.
The examinations of Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) for remaining subjects in arts, science, and commerce streams were supposed to be held from June 16 as per the revised schedule after the exams were postponed in April.
The
remaining class-12 examinations will now be held between July 1 and 3,
according to a notification issued by the Mizoram Board of School Education
(MBSE) on Tuesday.
The examinations have been deferred as the government had
imposed a complete lockdown till June 22, the official said.
About 4,700 students could not complete their board
examinations in Economics, Chemistry, Sociology, Computer Science and Home
Science, he said.
The examinations were suspended in March due to the lockdown.
The MBSE had, earlier, announced the resumption of the board
examinations from April 22, which triggered stiff opposition from students
citing various inconveniences amid the nationwide lockdown.
The authorities postponed it following an appeal by the central
government to put on hold the examinations due to the lockdown.
The compartmental examinations for class-10 will also be held
on July 1, the notification said.