Goa: Stranded students to answer Class XII exams from July 30

PANAJI: Students who could not answer the three rescheduled Class XII exam papers held from May 20 to 22 will be able to appear for the supplementary exam to be held from July 30 onwards, chairman of Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Ramkrishna Samant said on Friday. He, however, said that this is a temporary date and is subject to the situation of Covid-19 cases in Goa at the time.
Samant said that during the rescheduled exams, students, who could make it to the border areas Goa shares with Maharashtra and Karnataka, were accommodated in centres arranged in these two neighbouring states.“But some students were in far off areas like Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. We have been getting some calls from such students. There may be around 50 such students. They can appear for the July-August exam. All stranded students who could not appear for the three rescheduled Class XII papers will be permitted to answer this exam as a special case,” said Samant.
Besides these stranded students, the examination is the supplementary exam held for students who have failed in one or two subjects in Class XII.
“The temporary date for commencement of the examination is July 30, but this examination is subject to the prevailing circumstances at that time and permission from the government to conduct the examination. We are giving the notice well in advance so the candidates and schools can prepare themselves for the next exam. But everything depends of the prevailing situation of Covid at that time. The cases in Goa, as you know, are rising,” Samant said.
Students who want to improve their marks under the improvement of marks scheme are also eligible to appear for the July-August exam, he said. Under the scheme, students are allowed two attempts to improve their scores.
Usually, the supplementary exam was conducted only through two centres, one each in Mapusa and Margao. This year, it is being held through seven centres. This is being done to ensure that norms of social distancing are adhered because of the pandemic.
Samant said that around 1,500 students expected to answer the exam.