COVID-19: MPBSE exams, evaluation work postponed

The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) postponed all the examinations scheduled in the state till March 31 in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) postponed all the examinations scheduled in the state till March 31 in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The MPBSE board has also suspended the evaluation process of the answer sheets scheduled to commence on March 22. According to the latest reports, the Board will announce new dates for the examinations and the evaluation process later after analyzing the prevailing emergency situation due to the pandemic.

The decision of postponement by the Board is taken keeping the safety of the students and teachers in mind. MP Boards that started on March 2 were earlier scheduled to conclude on March 31. Now, the Board will release fresh dates for these examinations.

The reports regarding the postponement of the board examinations started flooding in after the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (HRD) ordered the state boards to postpone exams in order to curb the chances of novel coronavirus spread.

According to the reports, more than 19 lakh students registered to appear for the MPBSE board examinations. The Board examinations were scheduled for the morning session (9 am to 12 pm)

Along with MPBSE, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (RBSE), and Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) postponed the class 10 and class 12 examinations.

Following the government directives, the engineering entrance exam, JEE Main exams scheduled for April 2020 by the National Testing Agency (NTA) are also postponed. The JEE Main exams were scheduled on April 5, 7, 9, and 11. Now, NTA will announce the fresh schedule for the examinations later.

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