Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Kerala to punish 4,000 schools for 'term' exam

Tue, Sep 2 06:53 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IANS) Action would be taken against nearly 4,000 schools in Kerala for violating the guidelines for conducting Onam examinations, the state Education Department said Tuesday.

'The new rules are very clear. There can be no examination during Onam (first term) and Christmas (second term). The new guidelines that came into effect from this academic year state that the schools can conduct only half-yearly and final examinations,' Mohammed Hanish, director of public instruction, told IANS.

He said 14 district education officers would submit a report on the list of schools which conducted examinations and violated the government directive. ...>full story

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