In bad news for students of Secondary School Certificate (SSC), their additional marks for clearing the Intermediate Drawing Examination, may not be considered this year. 

The Higher and Technical Education Department of the state government has recommended this measure, after declaring that the Directorate of Art will not conduct the said examination this year, considering the pandemic conditions. This leads to major confusion for SSC students excelling at drawing, who were seeking to attain the benefits of these additional marks in their overall score.