SSLC and Plus Two examinations will begin today in Kerala. It is estimated that 4.2 lakh students appear for the SSLC examinations, and another 8 lakh for Plus One, Plus Two and vocational higher secondary examination.
The chief minister had on May 19 said the parents themselves should make the necessary travel arrangements. Only one person can accompany the student.
The decision to hold the examinations was done amid stiff opposition from several parties, including both the Congress and the BJP, and also many teachers' organisations. They had said it would not be practical to hold the examinations as teachers and students would find it hard to reach schools at a time when public transport had not been fully restored.
It was also said it would also be virtually impossible to observe social distancing when lakhs of students and their parents reach schools. The Chief Minister had argued that social distancing could be followed as examination time was different from normal school time.
SSLC exam schedules
May 26 - Mathematics (afternoon)
May 27 - Physics (afternoon)
May 28 - Chemistry (afternoon)
Plus One
May 26 - Entrepreneurship development (VHSE - morning)
May 27 Music, Accountancy, Geography, Social Work, Sanskrit (morning)
May 28 - Economics
May 29 - Physics, Philosophy, English, Literature, Sociology (morning)
May 30 - Chemistry, Gandhian Studies, Anthropology
Plus Two
May 26 - Entrepreneurship development (VHSE - morning)
May 27 - Biology, Geography, Sanskrit, Economics, Communicative English, Statistics, Part 3 languages
May 28 - Business Studies, Psychology, Electronic Service Technology, Electronic Systems
May 29 - History, Islamic History and Culture, Computer Application, Home Science, Computer Science
May 30 - Mathematics, Political Science, Journalism