Himachal Pradesh promotes all pupils except of classes X, XII

Bhanu P Lohumi

Tribune News Service

Shimla, March 31

All government school students in Himachal Pradesh, barring those in Class X and XII, have been promoted to the next standard irrespective of their result in the annual examination conducted recently.

The final exams of non-board classes were held from March 8 onwards. The result was prepared too, but the government decided to promote all of them in view of the Covid situation, which had restricted classes to online mode. The students of Class X and XII would appear in board examination in April and May.

Confirming the development, the Director of Higher Education, Amarjeet Sharma, said, “The results were declared today. The admissions to the next class will be held from April 5 to 10. The schools will organise two-month remedial and revision classes for students who fared poorly.”

The students who failed to appear in the annual examination would have to take a test within two months. In case they failed to do so, their result would not be declared. The decision to hold examinations for these left-out students would be taken at the level of Deputy Directors of Higher Education and the heads of institutions, said an official.

The state government had reopened summer-closing and winter-closing schools in February after a gap of almost 11 months. The resurgence in Covid cases led to dip in attendance as the parents were apprehensive about sending their wards to schools, particularly in urban areas.

The state government again decided to shut all educational institutions from March 27 to April 4. It is likely to review the situation before April 5.