COVID-19: Govt cancels Class 9, 11 exams, strikes off remaining SSC paper

MUMBAI :

Maharashtra government on Sunday ordered the cancellation of Class 9 and 11-semester examinations while the same decision was taken in regard of Class 10 board papers of Geography and Work Experience.

Earlier, the Class 10 or SSC papers were deferred owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis.

State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad tweeted, “Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have decided to cancel the second-semester examinations for grade 9th and 11th.

Also, we have decided to cancel the last examination which was unresolved for grade 10th.”