With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise, the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) helpline has been flooded with calls from parents and students demanding that the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination be put off for the time being. “The parents are asking us if we can issue in writing that their child will not get COVID-19. The parents are anxious and go on a monologue asking us why the exam cannot be postponed,” a teacher said. Some students are also up to mischief, asking helpline officials if they would be allowed to write the exam wearing PPE kits and face shields. The helpline staff said they could not disclose such details.”The SSLC exam is scheduled from June 25 to July 4.

Source: The Hindu June 23, 2020 15:03 UTC