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The half-yearly examinations for state-run and government aided schools that were scheduled to be held on December 11 are postponed to December 13, the Tamil Nadu government announced.
The School Education Department announced a revised timetable according to which exams for classes 6 to 12 will be held from December 13 to 22. The exams were deferred due to the situation in the state because of cyclone ‘Michaung’. The state government had announced a holiday from December 4 to 9 for schools in Chennai, Chengelpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts.
The schools have reopened today (December 11) and the government has allocated Rs 1.90 crore for purposes including cleaning the premises of schools hit by torrential rains and inundation in Chennai and three other nearby districts.
On December 12, as per the government, textbooks and notebooks would be distributed to students whose books were damaged or lost in rain and floods.
As students cannot prepare for exams without books, the exams have been postponed. A common question paper is followed across Tamil Nadu and exams are hence postponed in all the districts, an official said.
— With inputs from PTI
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