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UP Board to Promote class 6th to 9th and class 11th Students without exams confirms Education Secretary

Last Updated: Apr 14, 2020, 08:41 IST

UP Board to Promote Students: UP Board has decided to promote 6th to 9th and 11th Class Students to the next academic grade without exams due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The news has been confirmed by the Principal Secretary, Secondary Education Department of Aradhana Shukla. Get Complete Details Here.

UP Board to Promote class 6th to 9th and class 11th Students without exams confirms Education Secretary
UP Board to Promote class 6th to 9th and class 11th Students without exams confirms Education Secretary

UP Board to Promote Students: The Uttar Pradesh State Board has confirmed that the students of class 6 to 9 and class 11 will be promoted to the next grade without appearing for the final exams. The decision to promote the students was taken due to the on-going COVID-19 lockdown situation in the state. The news of promoting the students is a huge relief as the students have faced the effects of the disruption of their academic year due to the lockdown. The news of promoting the students from classes 6 to 9 and 11 were made by the Principal Secretary, Secondary Education Department, Aradhana Shukla. The Secretary stated that the students of class 6, 7, 8,9 and class 11 of the schools affiliated to the UP Board will be promoted to the next class without exams due to he COVID-19 pandemic. 

UP Board 10th and 12th Result 2020 Likely in June

While the UPMSP i.e. Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad has confirmed that students of 6th to 9th and 11th Classes will be promoted to next grade without exams, there has been no word from the board on 10th and 12th board exam results. As per reports, UP Board 10th Result 2020 for High School students and UP Board 12th Result 2020 for Intermediate Students can be expected to be declared in the first or second week of June 2020, if the lockdown is lifted. However, there has been no official confirmation of the same by the board or the state government. Currently, the evaluation work for UP Board Result 2020 is on hold and will commence only after the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted. .

Other States’ Promoting non-Board Class Students

UP Board is not the first state board to take the decision to promote students to the next grade without holding exams. Prior to UPMSP, several other state boards and even CBSE board announced that it would be promotion all the students from 1st to 9th and 11th Class to next grade without holding exams. Some of the states which have already implemented this include Rajasthan, Telangana, Punjab, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and CBSE Board.

Gaurav Macwan is a content industry professional with 10+ years of experience in education and career development in digital and print media. He's a graduate in Political Science and has previously worked with organizations like Times Internet. Currently, he writes and manages content development for College and Careers sections of Jagranjosh.com. He can be reached at gaurav.macwan@jagrannewmedia.com.
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First Published: Apr 14, 2020, 08:41 IST
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