Maharashtra govt decides to promote students of Class 9, 11 without any exams

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday said it has decided to promote all state board students of Class 9 and Class 11 to the next class without conducting any examinations, amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

"In the wake of the current COVID-19 situation, all state board



students of class 9th and 11th will be promoted to the next class without any examinations," Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced Wednesday.

Earlier, Gaikwad had announced that Maharashtra board students from Classes 1 to 8 will be promoted without examinations.