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Kerala Education Minister Announces Cancellation Of SSLC, Plus Two Exams In Gulf Region Due To West Asia Conflict; Announces Alternative Marking Scheme
24htopnews | April 17, 2026 5:08 PM CST

Kerala cancelled SSLC and Class 12 exams in the Gulf due to the West Asia conflict. Marks will be assigned using model exams, past scores, and grace marks. Stranded students are eligible subject to verification. Improvement exams will be offered. Results are due in May, with reforms planned for assessment transparency and student support.

Thiruvananthapuram: The SSLC and class 12 examinations scheduled to be held in the Gulf region have been cancelled in view of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Kerala Minister V Sivankutty said on Thursday.

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.

In the case of the 592 students who were to appear for the second-year higher secondary examinations in the Gulf region, the minister said that 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.

Students who travelled to the Gulf from Kerala for any purpose and were stranded there will also be eligible for the same benefit as those whose examinations were cancelled due to the conflict.


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