Students of 1 to 5 in Raj to be promoted to next class

Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) In the wake of a resurge in Covid numbers, the students from classes 1 to 5 shall be promoted to the next classes without taking the test in Rajasthan, confirmed officials here on Thursday.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.
--IANS arc/in