The Bihar Education Department has announced that it would promote all students from classes 1 to 8 to the next academic year without holding exams. The decision to promote has been taken keeping in mind the academic loss suffered by students due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Around 1.66 crore students who are currently pursuing their education between Classes 1 to 8, will be promoted to the next academic grade without having to appear for the final exam. The decision will be applicable to all government schools across the state.
The announcement comes at a time when the state is preparing to hold annual exams for over 13 lakh students who are enrolled in Class 9. The exams for Class 9 students are scheduled to be held from February 26 to March 3, 2021. Practical exams for class 9 will begin from March 4, 2021, onwards.
The Bihar government has also decided to run bridge-courses for students of Classes 1 to 8 for the next three months. The announcement was formally…