HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal has announced that all CBSE students from classes 1 to 8 will be promoted directly while students of classes 9 and 11 will be promoted on the basis of their school assesments. (Photo: PTI, Twitter)

HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal announced on Wednesday that he has asked CBSE to promote all CBSE students studying in classes 1 to 8 to the next class in view of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The HRD Minister shared a series of tweets from his official Twitter handle which also stated that CBSE had also been asked to promote all students of classes 9 and 11 on the basis of internal assessment marks in school.

Announcement

In view of the current situation due to #COVID19, I have advised @cbseindia29 to promote ALL students studying in classes I-VIII to the next class/grade. #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/zvklNiJ4Tj Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 1, 2020

"Students studying in classes IX & XI will be promoted to next class/grade based on the school-based assessments including projects, periodic tests, term exams, etc. conducted so far," said the HRD minister.

Students studying in classes IX & XI will be promoted to next class/grade based on the school-based assessments including projects, periodic tests, term exams, etc. conducted so far.#CoronavirusPandemic Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 1, 2020

"Students not promoted this time can appear in school-based test/s, online or offline," Pokhriyal added.

He ended wishing students to "Stay Safe and Study Well."

Students not promoted this time can appear in school-based test/s, online or offline.



Stay Safe and Study Well.#CoronavirusPandemic Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 1, 2020

This announcement was made by the HRD Ministry in light of all school final exams being postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown.

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