The Government of Kerala has postponed the remaining Class 10 (SSLC) and higher secondary examinations due to the rising cases of corona virus in India. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. This is the first time that Kerala has postponed board exams, an important event in a state that has near-universal literacy.
The board exmas in Kerala started from March 10 onwards and were supposed to end on March 26, 2020. There were three exams pending for Class 10th and six for class 12th.
Kerala SSLC, Plus Two exams Postponed
Kerala so far has reported 25 COVID-19 positive cases and about 30,000 people are under observation. Earlier, Kerala board decided to not to postpone SSLC and plus two examinations 2020 and go by as per the schedule. However, this decision received a lot flack from students, parents and teachers, after which it was decided to postpone the exams till March 31st.
Also see: Live Updates on Board exams 2020 postponed due to Coronavirus.
List of Rescheduled Kerala Board Exams 2020
Students can check the remaining papers for Kerala SSLC and HSE exam 2020 below:
Kerala SSLC remaining papers
| Initial exam date | Subject name |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Mathematical Science |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Physics |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Chemistry |
Kerala Plus two exam remaining papers
| Initial exam date | Subject name |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Mathematics Political Science Journalism |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Business Studies Psychology Electronic Service Technology (OLD) Electronic Systems |
| 25 Mar 2020 | History Islamic History & Culture Computer Application Home Science Computer Science |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Biology Geology Sanskrit Sastra Electronics Communicative English Statistics Part III Languages |
Kerala Plus one exam remaining papers
| Initial exam date | Subject name |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Chemistry Gandhian Studies Anthropology |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Economics |
| 25 Mar 2020 | Physics Philosophy English Literature Sociology |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Music Accountancy Geography Social Work Sanskrit Sahitya |
No Exams for Class 8 and 9 in Kerala Due to Coronavirus
It has also been decided that there will be no exams for Class 8 and 9 in Kerala state. As per the newpaper reports, the political parties have been demanding postponing all examinations, but it was only on March 20, 2020 that the CM decided to postpone the exams.
To get fastest exam alerts and government job alerts in India, join our Telegram channel.
Will exam will postponed till April 15
Hey Nandhana,
Kerala SSLC and HSE exams were anyway postponed till March 26 and is now being further postponed to April 15. So you can expect the new dates to be in April .
kerala HSE exam were postponed to April 15 th. is there any possibility to conduct postponeded exam again???
Hey Aaria,
The postponed exam will be conducted again. Revised dates will be announced soon after the situation gets better.
Heard that 10,11, 12 classes will be passed out of 80% marks. No exam will be conducted. Is that true??
Hey Azza,
No exams have been cancelled, they have been just postponed due to the lockdown. The revised exam dates will be announced once the lockdown is over.
Is there online examination
Hey Aju,
No, the officials have not yet declared if the exam will be conducted in online mode. It is highly expected that it will held at the test centres only like every other board exam is conducted.