The Kerala government will resume online classes for the state board school students from June 1, on KITE-VICTERS channel. This has announced State Education Minister V Sivankutty. 

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools have been shut down and physical classes suspended. The shift to digital mode of learning will allow students to continue their education without interruption. The online opening ceremony called 'Pravesanolsavam' will be conducted at the Government Cotton Hill Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram while following all COVID protocols, the minister said.

Examination paper valuation of  Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), VHSC and Higher secondary classes will be conducted in June. Sivankutty also said that he had held meetings with teacher's unions yesterday regarding the conduction of examinations. After getting the education department's opinion on this, a report will be submitted to the Chief Minister and a final decision will be taken, he added.

The uniform for 9,39,107 students is ready and the inauguration of uniform distribution will be conducted on June 29, 2021, along with the state-level inauguration of textbooks for Class 1. "Distribution of 70 per textbooks have been completed in the state. Special relaxations have been given for this at the time of the lockdown," Sivankutty said.

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