UP schools, colleges to remain shut for 2 days, improvement exams to continue

Amid the closure of the schools, the department said that UP board improvement exams will commence on September 18, as per the schedule announced previously. 

Uttar Pradesh educational institutes including schools and colleges will remain closed for two days, on September 17 and 18. The decision has been taken by the Secondary Education Department of the state in view of heavy rain in many parts of the state. However, schools that are holding Intermediate (Class 12) and Class 10 improvement exams will remain open, it said.

An official statement said, “In view of excessive rain in many areas of the state, for the next 2 days (on 17th and 18th September 2021), all educational institutions including schools and colleges in the state will remain closed as per the instructions of the Hon'ble Chief Minister, but the schools that are High School and Intermediate improvement examination centers will function as usual.”

The department said that UP board improvement exams will commence on September 18, as per the schedule announced previously. As the state is conducting the improvement exams amid the ongoing pandemic situation, Aradhana Shukla, Additional Chief Secretary, Secondary Education, said that the improvement exams will be conducted following all precautions, i.e. wearing masks, using hand sanitizer, following social distancing and more.

The compartment, improvement exams will begin on September 18 for both UP Class 10 and UP Class 12 students. Exams for Class 10 students will continue until October 4 and Class 12 exams will end on October 6. Students who are unhappy with their UP board exam result 2021 have an opportunity to improve their scores by appearing in the offline examinations.

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