Tamil Nadu abolishes class 11 board exams from academic year 2025-26
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has formally cancelled the Class 11 public examinations with effect from the 2025–2026 academic year.
According to a Government Order (G.O.) issued in line with the provisions of the State Education Policy, on Monday, students in Class 11 will now follow the evaluation system that existed prior to the introduction of board exams in 2017–2018.
The order further states that the Directorate of Government Examinations will continue to conduct Class 11 public examinations until March 2030, but only for students who had failed to clear them in previous years.
From the 2025–2026 academic year, the practice of issuing integrated mark certificates for Classes 11 and 12 will also be discontinued. Students will instead receive mark certificates reflecting only their Class 12 performance after completing the higher secondary public examination.
The cancellation of the Class 11 board exam has been a long-standing demand from school managements and teachers’ associations. The latest order gives effect to the State’s earlier announcement in August 2025, made during the release of the Tamil Nadu State Education Policy.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
