Chennai: Schools and students are anxiously waiting for the govt to announce the release date of Class XII state board results. The reason for the delay: a new govt is set to take over the reins and a new education minister is yet to assume office and approve the release of results. While publishing the exam schedule last year, the school education department had set May 8 (Friday) as the deadline to release the results. Sources in the department, however, said there will be a delay, until the new govt takes over.They added that it has become a custom to get the minister’s approval (verbal in most cases) for the results to be released. “This practice has been prevalent for the past several years. Sometimes, the ministers themselves releases the results. Since there has been no appointment yet, the dates will likely be postponed,” a school head said.When asked, the Director of Government Exams, K Sasikala, neither denied nor confirmed the postponement of the date. School education secretary B Chandramohan, too, did not specify the date of release. “The process of finalising Class XII results is currently underway. Information will be communicated to everyone one day in advance,” he added.However, an official, on the condition of anonymity, said that results would not come out on Friday and, as of Wednesday, the department had decided to wait for a new minister to take charge before releasing the results.Educationists and school heads call for prompt declaration of results as it would expedite the subsequent higher education processes for students. “In the past few years, results were declared in the beginning of May, which was good. This also helped parents and students plan admissions and lays out their options. Simple processes such as approvals should not create hurdles for bureaucrats,” said S Arumainathan, president of TN Students Parents Welfare Association.
