<span style="color: #222222;">In Assam, Education department has clarified that all the students from Class 1 to 9th standard should be promoted to the next class whether they appear in examination or not.<br />''<br />''An order issued by the Commissioner-Secretary in the Education Department said that though the schools could hold annual examinations in the first week of this month, but it was not mandatory for students to appear.<br />''<br />''The order said that classes for next session would begin from the 1st of next month and this order is applicable to all non – government schools of Assam. This decision was taken due to the lockdown situation.</span><br />