Prime Minister Narendra Modi Held A Virtual Meeting With Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. And Other Top Officials To Discuss The Board Examinations Of The Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE). After Which It Was Decided That The Board’s 10th Examination Will Be There Will Be No Bar, While The 12th Exams Has Been Postponed.
Board Exams Cancelled for Class 10
According To The Information Received From The Sources, It Was Decided In The Meeting That The Results Of Class 10th Will Be Prepared based on A Criterion To Be Developed By The Board. While The Class 12th Exams Will Be Later. The Situation Will Be Reviewed By The Central Board Of Secondary Education On June 1. And After That, The Examination Dates Of Class 12 Will Be Announced.
Board Exams Postponed for Class 10
There Has Been A Demand For Cancellation Due To The Massive COVID Across The Country. Class 10 And 12 Board Exams Will Start From May 4. The Class 10 Exam Will End On June 7, And Class 12 Will Be Followed Four Days Later. The Exam Will Be In “Offline-Written Mode”. This Was Reported By The CBSE (Central Board Of Secondary Education) In February. At A Time When The Number Of COVID Cases In India Had Fallen To Less Than 15,000 Daily.
However, Now A Deadly Second Wave Of Infection Has Arrived In The Country. And This Morning, India Has Recorded 1,84,372 New Corona Virus Infections In A Single Day, With 1,027 Deaths.
CBSE Officials Say They Have Made Elaborate Arrangements To Ensure Social Distancing Distance. The Number Of Examination Centers Has Been Increased By 30 To 40 Percent. Students Who Have Missed The Practical Examination Will Get A Second Chance Before June 11. Students Will Also Be Allowed To Change Their Examination Centers. However, More And More People Are Voicing Concern About the Spreading Of The COVID From The Examination Centers.
Ministers Urges to Cancel Exam
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress Leaders Rahul Gandhi And Priyanka Gandhi Are Among Those Who Have Urged The Central Government To Cancel The Examination And Prevent Millions Of Students From Becoming Victims Of Infection.
Arvind Kejriwal, Pointing To The Alarming Increase In Virus Cases In Delhi, Said On Tuesday, “Six Lakh Students In The City Will Appear For The Board Exams. One Lakh Teachers Will Be On Duty. Conducting Board Exams May Lead To The Spread Of Coronovirus Is. Alternative Methods Of Evaluation Can Be Explored. Students May Be Promoted based on An Online Examination Or Internal Assessment. The Board Examination Must Be Canceled. ”
This Morning, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Has Asked The Center To Postpone The Exam After Seeing A Second Wave Of Corona In Several States.
A Parent Organization Has Also Written A Letter To PM Modi Requesting That The Students Be Evaluated Internally Instead Of Physically Appearing In The Examination. The India Wide Parents Association Reported In Its Letter That Teachers. And Students Had Not Yet Been Vaccinated And Were More Likely To Transition Between Them.
The Government urged more Than One Lakh Students To Cancel The Board Exams Or Conduct Them Online.
