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Half Yearly Exams to Get Postponed to Dec End
Posted on: 24/Nov/2015 3:27:05 PM
Most of the districts in Tamil Nadu are seen water logged and flooded as the northeast monsoon has intensified. In districts including Kanchipuram, Vilupuram, Vellore and Tiruvallur and Chennai city, the roads are all water logged and badly affected.
Due to this, all the schools and colleges have been remaining closed since 12th of this month. As there is intermitted rain showers, the education board is unable to reopen all schools.
Most of the government school are water logged and the classrooms and schools are badly affected. In addition, lakhs of school students are affected. They have also lost their books and note books in the rain water.
Hence, the government has ordered to distributes books to all 10th and 12th standard students who are at the verge of taking up their board examination. The government makes sure to comfort the people with all that they need.
As per the timetable rolled out earlier, half-yearly examination for 10th and 12th standard students will begin on 6th and 7th of December respectively, and continue to take place till 22nd. However, the schools are being shut in the past nine days. In schools present in the other districts, comparatively lesser number of holidays was declared for rain. All college semester exams including that of Anna University and Madras University were postponed too.
As the half yearly exams are falling soon with just ten days left, enough time is required for the teachers to finish the pending lessons, distribute books and make other necessary arrangements.
Furthermore, the police officials have decided to inspect the road conditions of road before taking a call on reopening of schools.
Though the rainfall has stopped in districts like Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, etc, the stagnant water has not drained yet. Hence, students in these districts require more time for getting back to their routine.
The directorate of school education is ardent about ensuring safety of school children. It is fine even if the school students are granted with more number of holidays, but there should not be any mishap for these kids.
· Is the school or the area around the school water logged?
· Is the condition around school favorable for the teachers to handle class?
· Is there electricity supply to the school?
Above factors need to be ensured by the principal or correspondent of schools.
This has led to hassles with beginning the half yearly examination during the first week of December as per plans. The exams may begin on 16th of December or post Christmas and take place during the first week of January.
Excerpts from an official from directorate of school education:
Enough time is needed for finishing off the pending portions and distribute note books to school children. Hence, we are eyeing on postponing half yearly exams to last week of December or first week of January. Furthermore, in general, we declare holiday starting from Christmas until New Year. This will not be the case this year. We`ll provide leave only on spececific dates of festival. We will be able to announce about reopening of schools only if rain stops.
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