Dehradun: In the wake of rising Covid cases, the Uttarakhand state government cancelled Uttarakhand Board's class 10 examination and postponed the class 12 examinations that were scheduled to begin on May 4
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State's Education Minister Arvind Pandey has said the decision was taken considering the well-being of students in the state.
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The Central Board of Secondary Examination has also cancelled the 10th board examination and postponed the 12th examination on April 14.
The central government can take a decision on CBSE's postponed class 12 exams on June 1, after apprising the Covid situation in the country.
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