BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has told the Centre that any decision on conducting Class XII board exams would be taken after the state gets over the threat of an impending cyclone. The message was conveyed during a high-level meeting chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh and attended by state education ministers and secretaries. The Centre has given two proposals to the state government regarding conducting the Class XII board exams, including holding the exams after the Covid situation improves or to conduct exams on few subjects by reducing the time period from three hours to 90 minutes. “We feel it is important to maintain uniformity in the examination pattern for Class XII boards as it is very crucial for the career of students. They need their results for admission in higher and technical education institutes. Since the state is busy ensuring preparedness for the impending cyclone, we will take the decision after it blows over,” said school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Dash.