Govt to extend academic session to March 2022

SHILLONG, Sep 5: With teachers and students losing out on a substantial portion of the academic session due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government despite hinting at it earlier seems to be in no mood to reduce the course curriculum for secondary and higher secondary levels.
A source from the Education department said that the government will not cut down the syllabus but rather extend the academic session till March 2022.
In 2020, the Education department had announced a 30% cut in the syllabus to assist the students in coping up with the curriculum after losing several months due to the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.
In neighbouring Assam, the government has decided to reduce the course curriculum of each and every subject approximately by 40% for the convenience of students of classes IX and X for the academic session 2021-22.
254 fresh cases
Meanwhile, the state on Sunday detected 254 fresh cases while four more patients succumbed to the viral infection in the past 24 hours.
Among the new fatalities, three were reported from East Khasi Hills and one from South West Garo Hills, taking the death toll to 1,329.
There are 2,234 active cases in the state while the total number of recoveries stands at 73,458. As many as 222 recovered on Sunday.
133 new cases reported in West Khasi Hills, 81 in East Khasi Hills, 15 in West Garo Hills, ten in West Jaintia Hills, six in Ri-Bhoi, four in East Jaintia Hills, two each in South Garo Hills and South West Khasi Hills and one in East Garo Hills.