V Sivankutty announces alternative evaluation for Gulf students; SSLC exams cancelled amid West Asia conflict The Karnataka government has decided to cancel SSLC exams in Gul region due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Kerala Minister V Sivankutty said on Thursday (April 16). This announcement comes at a time when the students based in India are expecting their results to be released. While students based in India were hoping that the results will be released soon, there was still confusion for students based in Gulf region. This confusion has now been cleared by the state education minister. Sivankutty said the results of the 633 students who were unable to appear for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination in the Gulf region will be prepared based on their marks in the model or term examinations, whichever is applicable, along with a certain percentage of grace marks. He also clarified that for the 592 students who were to appear for the second-year higher secondary examinations in the Gulf region, the marks obtained by them in the first year would be carried forward to the second year, along with the Continuous Evaluation (CE) and practical marks obtained in the second year. The minister also added that students who travelled to the Gulf from Kerala for any purpose and were stranded there during the exam season will also be eligible for the same benefits. However, this will be subject to verification of their original hall tickets, visas, and passports by their school principals, who will also certify the examinations missed during their stay in the region, the minister said. Sivankutty has also explained that if students, under these circumstances, will not be satisfied with their result, then they will be given the opportunity to appear in improvement exams, whenever they will be scheduled. As of now, Kerala SSLC results are expected to release in the third week of May, and the second-year higher secondary results are likely to be announced on May 25. Once released, SSLC students will be able to check by entering the roll number and date of birth on official websites mentioned below: To ensure transparency and comprehensiveness in continuous assessment at the school level, the assessment scores should be displayed on school notice boards, he said, adding that complaints in this regard should be examined by the school-level monitoring committee. Additionally, Sivankutty also announced a study support programme in government schools for students of classes 5 to 9 who have not secured a minimum of 30 per cent marks in written examinations. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Education, CBSE, JEE, UPSC and around the world. Deeksha Teri is currently working as an Assistant Editor at Times Now (Digital), and is primarily covering education and policy from New Delhi, which ... View More