Tamil Nadu Schools To Promote Students Without Exams: Check Details Of Classes Feb 25, 2021, 13:13 IST Relieving news has come for the students of Class 9 to 11 in Tamil Nadu as the Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced an exam cancellation. Yes, the CM of Tamil Nadu has confirmed that the students of Class 9, 10 and 11 will be promoted to the next class without writing exams. The announcement came on Thursday when Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami addressed the state legislative assembly. The State Government came to this conclusion due to the pandemic. Due to the risk of COVID-19, the state has decided to promote the students of these classes. Even the kids were concerned as lockdown had affected their studies and in such a condition, writing an examination was stressful.