New Delhi (NVI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that schools for Classes 1 to 8 in the state will remain shut till March 31 next year in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
He also said that no test would be conducted for the students of these classes this academic year and they would be evaluated on the basis of their project work.
However, schools for classes 10 and 12 would resume shortly for the Board exams. But social distancing and other norms will be fully observed in the classrooms to prevent the spread of COVID-19, he said.
Students of Classes 9 and 11 will be called to schools once or twice a week, Chouhan added.
There are around 1.50 lakh schools, including private ones, across the state.
-CHK
