Andhra Pradesh govt cancels Board Exams, after rap from Supreme Court

After being pulled up by the Supreme Court, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to cancel its class 12 and class 10 or intermediate and SSC examinations.
Andhra Education Minister said, the Supreme Court has directed to release the results by July 31 and it will take at least 45 days to conduct and evaluate the intermediate exams. Hence, the state govt decided to cancel exams for the benefit of students.

He also informed that the Andhra govt will set-up a high-power committee to decide on the assessment model. The state board will declare results based on internal assessment, and the detailed assessment formula will be released soon after consultation between the committee members.

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court earlier said, even if there is a single casualty, the state govt will be held responsible. The court had said, just conducting the exam was not enough, the state must take responsibility of students, staff, frontline workers.