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Rajasthan half-yearly exams postponed to after Diwali
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.
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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.
Source: bhaskar.com
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