Jaipur: In the wake of a resurge in Covid numbers, the Rajasthan Government has decided to promote all students of Classes 1 to 5 in the state run schools in the current academic year on Thursday.
Taking to twitter, the School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra tweeted, “In view of the circumstances arising out of corona, the government has made this decision”.
However, final exams for Classes 6 and 7 students will start on April 15, while a separate guideline will be released by the officials for Class 8 Board examination.
Apart from this, Class 9 and 10 examinations will be held from April 6-22. The result of all these exams will be announced on April 30. The next session will start from May 1.
As per the orders, in view of changing circumstances of Covid-19, children up to Class 1 to 5 will be promoted to the next class based on the assessment made under Smile-1, Smile-2 and “Aao ghar se sikhe” program.
State government has launched a smile project during lockdown under which teachers were teaching students via YouTube channels.
Ms Kalinga