States are improving from dreadful COVID situation, the Odisha government reviewing the condition on Saturday decides to reopen schools for classes 10 and 12 from July 26, a senior official said.

School and Mass Education Department Principal Secretary Satyabrata Sahu said that offline Matric Exams will be held from July 30 to August 5 in the state adhering to COVID protocols. He said the decision will be applicable for both the government and non-government schools across the state. It is yet not made mandatory for students to attend physical classes in schools. Along with classes 10 and 12, the present online mode of teaching will continue for all classes. Talking to press he told reporters that schools will function from 10 am to 1:30 pm and there will be no lunch break. Replying reporters question, Sahu said, “If the COVID-19 situation improves, schools will also reopen for class 9 by August 16. The schools will be sanitised one week prior to the reopening.”

However, the state government is also planning to reopen schools for class 11 students from September 15. All teachers will be vaccinated on a priority basis before schools are reopened and District Education Officers have been instructed to ensure that all COVID-19 protocols are strictly followed. The state government will introduce the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation methodology for evaluation of students’ performance in classes 9 and 10 from the academic year 2021-22. In the provision of the CCE, in the 2021-22 academic year, the department has decided to conduct four formative (short) and two summative assessments. The final examinations will be held as usual in the month of March.

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