Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has stated that the schools from classes 1-8 will remain closed till March 31, 2021, in view of rising COVID-19 cases.
He further said that the students will not appear for any test this academic year, and they will be graded on the basis of their project work.
“There will be no regular classes for the students of Classes 1 to 8 in the state till March 31, 2021. No test would be conducted for students of Classes 1 to 8 and they will be evaluated on the basis of the project work,” Chouhan was quoted as saying in a press release.
Chouhan also said that classes 10 and 12 will resume shortly for the board exams, with social distancing, and other COVID-19 norms being followed.
The chief minister said that students of Classes 9 and 11 will be asked to come to schools once or twice a week.
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