TheMizoram government has postponed the Class-12 board examinations once againwhich was suspended midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to conductit from July 1.

The examinations of Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) for remaining subjects in arts, science, and commerce streams were supposed to be held from June 16 as per the revised schedule after the exams were postponed in April.

Theremaining class-12 examinations will now be held between July 1 and 3,according to a notification issued by the Mizoram Board of School Education(MBSE) on Tuesday.

The examinations have been deferred as the government hadimposed a complete lockdown till June 22, the official said.

About 4,700 students could not complete their boardexaminations in Economics, Chemistry, Sociology, Computer Science and HomeScience, he said.

The examinations were suspended in March due to the lockdown.

The MBSE had, earlier, announced the resumption of the boardexaminations from April 22, which triggered stiff opposition from studentsciting various inconveniences amid the nationwide lockdown.

The authorities postponed it following an appeal by the centralgovernment to put on hold the examinations due to the lockdown.

The compartmental examinations for class-10 will also be heldon July 1, the notification said.