Parents and teachers have urged the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) to postpone or reschedule the Summative Assessment-2 (SA-2) annual exam for classes 6 to 9, which is now scheduled to be held from March 20, accounting for a series of holidays, including Ugadi and Id-ul-Fitr festivals.
The SSLC examination will begin across the State from March 18, and there is a government holiday on March 19 due to Ugadi. There is a ‘Varshatodaku’ on March 20, a holiday on March 21 due to Id and a Sunday holiday on March 22. There will be no exam for classes 6 to 9 students on Monday, March 23.
The DSEL is conducting the SA-2 for students of classes 6 to 9 of all government schools following the State curriculum for the year 2025-26. The SA-2 aims to understand the learning issues of students and follows a similar schedule across the State. The committee setting up the schedule had earlier suggested dates for the exam from March 24 to April 6, considering the SSLC examination, religious festivals, and government holidays, and submitted a report to the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT). However, this was rejected and a new schedule from March 20 to April 4 was prepared and published on the DSERT website.
