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Bihar shuts all educational institutions

Bihar shuts all educational institutions
on Apr 19, 2021

New Delhi: Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Bihar will remain shut till May 15, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. During this period, state-run schools and universities will not conduct any exam. The announcement was made after a high-level meeting chaired by the chief minister to review the COVID-19 situation in the state.

Schools in Bihar were scheduled to reopen on April 5 but following a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, the government on April 3 extended the closure of schools, colleges till April 11.

The government later extended this shutdown for one more week – till April 18. As per the latest update, the educational institutions will now remain closed till May 15.

In view of the ongoing COVID-19 situation, several states have decided to shut down educational institutions, and postpone or cancel board exams. Bihar, however, conducted its Class 10 (Matric) and Class 12 (Intermediate) final exams in February-March. Results of these exams have already been declared.

A record single-day rise of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections has taken India's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,47,88,109, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

Source: ndtv.com