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CBSE Board Exams 2021 Schedule

March 17, 2021

CBSE Board exam will begin from May 4 and conclude till June 10. Results will be declared by July 15. Practical exams will begin from March 1, the minister said.

June provincial exams suspended for Grade 12 students in Manitoba

March 17, 2021

Manitoba Education said it is still committed to getting students learning in the classroom, but because of the pandemic, many students will continue with the blended-learning model that could transition to full-time remote learning for some schools.

Enem 2020: students crowd and complain about lack of organization on the first day of tests

March 16, 2021

Confusion of addresses in the exam application left students lost and many ended up missing the exam.

Inep does not accept Enem postponement request made by the government of Bahia

March 16, 2021

The National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep) rejected the request for postponement of the exams of the National High School Examination (Enem). The agency informs that it will adopt a series of measures to increase the safety of students during the face-to-face tests.

Alberta schools to resume in-person classes as planned

March 16, 2021

Alberta schools will resume in-person learning as planned, as other COVID-19 restrictions extended. Current provincial restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will remain in place for at least two more weeks.

CSAT, the life-changing exam that won't stop for a pandemic

March 16, 2021

After strengthening preventive measures against COVID-19, nearly 500,000 students in South Korea will sit for the country's marathon university admission examinations, the CSAT.

College Board will no longer offer SAT's optional essay and subject tests

March 16, 2021

Students already registered for subject tests will be automatically refunded, the organization said. Those registered for the SAT essay will still be able to take the test through June 2021.

Baccalaureate: specialty tests are abolished

March 16, 2021

France Ministry of Education announced the cancellation of the final specialty teaching exams in March. These tests, which were initially scheduled for March 15, will be replaced by continuous testing. The final exams of Philosophy and French for the month of June are maintained according to the initial schedule.

In-class learning to be kept to a minimum for universities and CEGEPs

March 16, 2021

The Quebec Ministry of High Education announced research, lab work and other in-class activities that are deemed essential will be allowed during the winter semester.

Thousands of BTEC students unable to finish courses

March 16, 2021

Colleges in Wales said some students taking vocational courses, such as BTECs, are facing delays in qualifying. It is also unfair for other vocational students to sit exams next year, despite A-Level and GSCE exams being cancelled in Wales for 2021.

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