By-election leads to deferring of diploma exams

The National Institute of Open Schooling has postponed the diploma exams for elementary school teachers in Meghalaya scheduled from May 12 to 23 in view of the by-election, officials said.
"The competent authority of NIOS has decided to cancel the entire Diploma in Elementary Education exam in Meghalaya," NIOS Deputy Director R D Mahapatra said in a letter to the state government.
He said the reschedule of the learners registered for April-May 2016 examination will be allowed to appear in October-November examination.
The state's education department Commissioner and Secretary E P Kharbhih has sought rescheduling of the said examination in view of the by-elections for the Tura Lok Sabha constituency.

The by-election was necessitated following the demise of former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A Sangma.