Odisha CM Patnaik Requests PM Modi To Provide Clarity On Academic Purposes

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has contacted PM Narendra Modi on November 25 to clarify the structure of conducting board exams and the duration of 2020-21 academic session. Patnaik has stated the present ambiguous condition "is leading to anxiety among all". Moreover, he noted that competitive exams and admission processes are interlinked, thus urged "national guidelines with tentative timelines" to prepare accordingly. Reportedly, schools will be shut till December 31.