Bareilly. After the CBSE, the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council or UP Board examinations have been postponed due to the highly dreaded form of corona virus infection. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Dinesh Sharma informed about this in Bareilly. Secondary and Higher Education Minister Dr. Dinesh Sharma said that the new date for high school and inter examinations will be fixed after May 20, while the examinations of all the universities of the state have also been postponed till May 15.
During the online address of the initiation ceremony of MJP Ruhelkhand University in Bareilly, Deputy CM Dr. Dinesh Sharma said on Thursday that the UP Board’s high school and intermediate examinations are also being postponed till May 20. Similarly, university examinations and online classes are being postponed till May 15. After this, a further decision will be taken by meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister.
Earlier, UP board examinations were postponed due to earlier panchayat elections in the state. The UP board examinations were to be held from April 24 first. The schedule of examinations was also fixed. After this, due to the election of the panchayat, it was deferred till May 8. The schedule of all exams to be held from May 8 was also decided. It has now been postponed due to corona virus infection.
The Chief Minister has also issued orders regarding all schools and colleges from class one to 12, only after Deputy CM Dr. Dinesh Sharma announced the UP Board to postpone the high school and inter examinations. Now all the schools and colleges from class one to class 12 will be closed till May 15 in the state. Seeing the increasing cases of Corona virus in the state, CM Yogi Adityanath has a big order.
This time more than 56 lakh students have registered themselves for the UP board examination. Top officials of the Department of Secondary Education are also believed to be infected with corona due to a postponement due to corona infection. Uttar Pradesh’s Additional Chief Secretary Secondary Education Aradhana Shukla as well as 17 of the top 19 officers of the Uttar Pradesh Board are corona infected. The decision was in limbo due to 17 of the 19 officers corona infected while preparing for board exams. Apart from Additional Chief Secretary Aradhana Shukla, three Special Secretary, Director and five Deputy Director level officers are in the grip of Corona. Deputy CM Sharma said that a meeting will be held as soon as all these officers are healthy, in which further decision will be taken regarding the UP Board 10th and 12th examinations.
Medical and semester exams also postponed in Meerut: In view of the increasing transition of Corona, Chaudhary Charan Singh University has now postponed semester and medical exams as well. There will be no examination till the next order. Earlier the annual main examinations have been postponed. The university took this decision on Thursday. These examinations were to be held from 16 April. Among them are students of courses like MBBS, BBA, BDS. Now after reviewing the situation again, a new schedule of examination will be released.
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