Lockdown hurdle to state Plus II results
Bhubaneswar: The fresh lockdown in the four districts of Khurda, Ganjam, Cuttack and Jajpur till July 31 may further delay the publication of higher secondary (plus two) results. As many as 35 major evaluation centres are in these four districts and the restriction on movement of people is likely to affect the evaluation process. The government has left it to the district collectors whether teachers should be allowed to commute to the evaluation centres or not.
“We are not sure when we would be able to announce the plus two results. The evaluation is not yet over and the lockdown has added to the problem,” said school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Das.
The evaluation process has already been affected due to lockdown restrictions and weekend shutdown in at least 20 districts due to rise in corona cases. The school and mass education department has already requested the government to allow teachers to work during weekend shutdowns.
Sources said absenteeism among teachers for the evaluation process has become a major headache for the government and a reason for the delay in publication of results.
The national boards like CBSE and ICSE have already announced the Class XII results while the delay in evaluation by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has increased the anxiety among students and parents.
“If other boards can get the evaluations done by sending the answer sheets to the homes of teachers or by other means, the CHSE must have done the same. It should be held responsible for delay in publishing the results,” said Pradyumna Rout, a parent.
Over 3.5 lakh students have appeared for the higher secondary examinations in science, commerce and humanities.
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