# Rajasthan half-yearly exams postponed to after Diwali 2026-10-07T23:08:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Rajasthan's education department has proposed postponing half-yearly exams for Classes 9 to 12 in all government and private schools to after Diwali. The exams were originally scheduled from 15 October to 27 October, but the panchayat election schedule has forced a change. Election duty means schools in rural areas must be handed over to election teams for counting from 20 October, and many teachers have been assigned election duty. The department's examination office has sent a proposal to the secondary education director to hold the exams after Diwali, likely in the third or fourth week of November. Urban schools, particularly private ones, face no such disruption as panchayat elections are not held in cities. Many private schools have started exams from 15 October on their own, though the department has not granted any exemption to them. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The delay shifts the academic calendar for nearly all Rajasthan government schools, compressing the period between half-yearly and annual exams. Rural students will lose classroom time during the election period, while their urban counterparts proceed on schedule. The education department's proposal still awaits approval, and the final dates depend on how long panchayat elections continue after Diwali. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight news report with no editorial slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Diwali, education department, half-yearly exams, Panchayat elections, Rajasthan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-half-yearly-exams-postponed-to-after-diwali/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-half-yearly-exams-postponed-to-after-diwali/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/