THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The annual examination for classes one to nine will be held from March 13 to 30. All exams will be held at 2 pm. The exams for Class 10 and the higher secondary exams, which begins on on March 9 and March 10, are in the morning.

The decision was taken in the meeting of teachers' union representatives and education department officials held yesterday.

The exam will be conducted for three classes in a day. The timetable may be published today. LSS-USS exams will be conducted in April. It was supposed to be held in February.

Director of Public Education Jeevanbabu said that three months' arrears for the school lunch scheme will be released in early March. Central fund for this has been received, but no decision was made to increase the amount.