Bhubaneswar, Jan 3: Amid reports of Omicron cases in the state, the summative assessment for Class X students will begin on Wednesday.

Earlier, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) had postponed the Matric Summative Assessment-I to January 5. The examination had been scheduled to begin on December 27. The examination will continue till January 8.

Around 5.70 lakh students will appear in the examination. The BSE had started the online application process for filling up of forms for the Class X students and summative assessment-I for 2021-22 session on November 18.