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Examination Cancelled in Maharashtra due to COVID-19

Introduction 

COVID-19 is increasing in India with tremendous speed as over 9,500 cases have been confirmed out of which over 300 have deceased. It has affected over 1.8 million people worldwide out of which maximum are affected in the USA, which is strange as they have only 20% population of the total population of India. So Indian authorities are very much concerned about this that is it increases, over 30% of the Indian population will be infected with this virus in just two months. So to restrict it, the Indian Government announced a lockdown of 21 days which is going to end on 14th April. To understand everything about this virus and its effects, below are few articles for reference. 

Although after announcing a lockdown, there is no stoppage of COVID-19 cases in many cities, so the state governments have planned an extension of lockdown in their states. This has led to many changes in Maharashtra in many sectors, most prominently in the educational area. 

Suspension of Examination

Social distancing is the only way for abolishing this virus, but with all the education institutes remaining unrestricted, it will increase instead of decreasing. So almost all the state Government had ordered the government-aided schools to stay shutdown. This created a problem in conducting examinations. So the government decided to waive off the tests. Here is the standard wise status of examination in Maharashtra. 

  • 1st - 8th standard - Between 20 - 26 March, every state government suspended the final semester for 1st - 8th standard students have promoted them to further standard. They were given a holiday from 20th March. This step was taken to maintain social distancing and restrict such a spread out.   
  • 9th and 11th standard - 9th and 11th standards are the deciding years in a student's life as it prepares the students for future endeavours. So it is necessary to conduct these examinations, but concerning the situation, Mrs Varsha Gaikward announced a suspension of these examinations. 
  • 10th standard - 10th Board examination has a lot of importance as it decides the future of the students. But COVID-19 has affected it also in Maharashtra. The last subjects Geography was scheduled for 24th March 2020, but due to rapidly spreading of this pandemic government had to postpone it. Students were asked to wait up till 15th April and depending upon the condition examination will be scheduled. But now, due to the extension of the lockdown, the examination is cancelled.

The Government had also announced that if the condition gets even worse, then there can be a delay of results for both 10th and 12th standards.

Conclusion

COVID-19 is dangerous but not lethal unless we follow all the guidelines and maintain social distancing. People in India are not taking this pandemic seriously and are not following the instructions. Taking the step of omitting such examinations is a very vigilant and excellent step. Students have already started studying for the next standard with the help of online conferencing applications. Technology has helped us in such a bad situation. 

 

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