Festival of Holi clashes with board exam, students protest
February 14, 2011
Festival of Holi clashes with board exam, students protest
Porbandar, 14 February, 2011
A group of students in Porbandar today protested Gujarat Secondary Education Board’s decision to hold exams on Holi.
According to the GSEB schedule, the students of std 10th will have to appear for exam of Science and technology on 19 March. The other exams on this day for different groups are: Music, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Sindhi, English and Tamil.
Protesting students burnt exam schedule’s copy in public and asked how state board could think about holding an exam for thousands of students on festival day.
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