Uttar Pradesh government has decided to promote students from standard 1 to 8 to the next class without examination. The decision came due to coronavirus outbreak in the country, majority of states have closed down schools and colleges as a precautionary measure because of this examination has been canceled.
The directive to this effect was issued by Additional Chief Secretary Renuka Kumar on March 17, 2020. As per reports, the assessment of these students will be done on the basis of performance throughout the academic session.
The move is set to benefit around 1.5 crore students of government-run schools.
Not just UP, many CBSE schools in Madhya Pradesh and other states have also decided to promote students from pre-primary, primary and middle schools to the next class on the basis of their performance throughout the session.-Inputs from India.com
