Karnataka: Students of class 5 and 8 to have board exams from 2023

Bengaluru: The annual examination for Class 5 and Class 8 in the state will be conducted by the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) from 2023.

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) made an announcement in this regard. It has also announced the removal of the no-detention policy for Class 5 and Class 8 students.

The decision was taken by the government to measure the progress and performance of students at the elementary level for the entire year.

The school headmaster will register students for the yearly examinations. The authorities have prepared the timetable for the upcoming annual examinations.

As per the timetable, KSEAB will hold the Class 5 and Class 8 annual examinations from March 9 to March 17, 2023.

The evaluation of the answer paper will be held from March 21 to March 28, 2023. And if the preparation of the result is done by April 5, 2023, the results will likely be announced between April 8 and April 10, 2023.

As per the guidelines, each paper will be of 50 marks and exams will be conducted for a duration of two hours. The model question papers will be prepared and are likely to be distributed to the schools in the first week of January 2023.

However, there will be a regular examination at the end of every academic year.

Meanwhile, due to the cancellation of detention policy, the Class 5 and Class 8 students will not be promoted if they do not pass the yearly examination.