Rajasthan govt promotes all students of class 6 and 7 without exams

Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education on Monday decided to promote students of classes 6 and 7 in the state amid the deteriorating condition of coronavirus pandemic.

While there will be no exams, students will be assessed based on Social Media Interface for Learning Engagement (SMILE), Smile-2, and 'Aao Ghar Se Sikhein' initiatives undertaken by the state-based schools.

Due to increasing cases of COVID-19, the state government has already ordered that schools for classes 1 to 9 will remain shut until April 19.

Rajasthan on Sunday reported 5,105 fresh COVID-19 cases and 10 related deaths which pushed the tally of cases and deaths to 3,63,793 and 2,926 respectively. The state currently has 31,986 active cases.

( With inputs from ANI )