File Image Hours after Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar announced that state board's Class 10 (Secondary School Leaving Certificate/SSLC) examinations will be held in third week of July, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday clarified that these will be held only if the pandemic comes under absolute control. Yediyurappa, who is on a day-long tour in Belagavi and Dharwad districts to take stock of the pandemic preparedness, told reporters that SSLC students and their parents need not panic over the announcement of examinations. "As the minister has already stated, no student appearing for SSLC examinations will be failed," he said.