MBOSE likely to conduct HSSLC and SSLC exams for students affected by COVID-19 next month

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 23, 2021

The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) is likely to conduct the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) and Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations for students who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic next month.

The matter was discussed at a meeting chaired by the Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui and attended by officials from the education department and MBoSE on Wednesday. 

“We have decided to conduct the examinations for students who missed the (regular) exams due to contact with COVID-19 positive case or are from containment zones probably after the second week of July,” Rymbui told reporters. 

He said the examinations will also be conducted after due consultatin with the health department and looking into the situation in the state. 

The minister said that the meeting was also convened after the last date for submission of application by such students ended on June 21. 

He informed that around 74 SSLC candidates have missed the examination of which 34 of them have missed the exam completely. 

Similarly, there are 92 HSSLC examination who have missed their examination in 1 or 3 subjects but 15 of them could not attend the entire examination.

Rymbui further announced that the department has decided not to conduct examination of the remaining papers of Class XII computer science, statistics, western musics and vocational studies. 

He said marking will be given on the basis of computation adding the MBOSE will soon come up with the system of marking. 

“We have also decided that the result of the Class XII exams will be declared before July 31,” he informed. 

Asked, the minister said, “For SSLC, we will try to expedite the results as early as possible. Due to this pandemic and lockdowns there are also issues and difficulties faced by the evaluators.”

Over 67,000 students have appeared for the SSLC examination held in April earlier this.

To another query, Rymbui maintained that this will be the last chance given to these students affected by the pandemic. According to him, the board will decide on different issues including question papers and take necessary action to ensure students should not suffer and are able to appear their examinations.