Class 7-9 exams postponed in Karnataka due to coronavirus

Medics outside an isolation ward of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a hospital in Hyderabad, Friday, March 13, 2020. (PTI Photo)

The state department of primary and secondary education in Karnataka has postponed the examinations for class 7 to 9 as a precautionary measure to avoid spread of coronavirus.

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In an official circular issued by the department on Sunday, it instructed all schools to postpone the exams until March 31, and revised dates would be informed further.

However, there will not be any changes in SSLC time table.