THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The dates of Christmas exams in schools are likely to change in the wake of the local body elections. The exams are likely to be conducted in two phases, before and after Christmas holidays. A final decision will be taken at the education quality review committee meeting.

According to the 2025-26 educational calendar, the second-quarter annual examinations were to be conducted from December 11. However, the elections are on December 9 and 11. The counting of votes is on December 13. Therefore, the plan presently is to conduct the exams in two phases, before and after the Christmas holidays.

The decision was taken considering that the majority of the polling stations are schools and the teachers have election duty. In the present situation, the exams can be conducted o

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