The government is likely to consider postponing the exams. (Graphic by Gargi Singh)CBSE Board Class 10, 12 Exam Date 2021 Live News Update: Amid mounting pressure over the Centre to postpone the CBSE Board exams scheduled for next month, the Education Ministry, after consultation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to postponed class 12 exams. The ministry will review the situation on June 1 to decide fresh dates.
However, the ministry has cancelled class 10 exams.
Earlier, sources in the Education Ministry had told The Indian Express that holding the examinations on time seems “difficult”, given the increase in fresh infections. CBSE’s offline examinations are scheduled to begin on May 4.
Opposition leaders such as Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi have been appealing to the Centre to postpone board exams. Parents, child rights bodies, several state governments have also made similar appeals to the centre to reconsider the plan to conduct offline CBSE board exams next month.
BREAKING: Education Ministry postpones Class 12 CBSE Board exams. Will review situation on June 1 to decide fresh dates.
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Over 1.84 lakh new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country. Maharashtra, which will impose strict restrictions from today evening, have deferred the HSC, SSC exam dates.
CBSE Board exams LIVE Updates: Exams to begin from May 4. Representational image/ designed by Gargi Singh
After CBSE and MP Board, Rajasthan government too has deferred class 10, 12 exams. Nearly two million appears for the board exams every year. Read here
Sanyam Bhardwaj, controller of examinations, CBSE, told indianexpress.com, “The decision to cancel class 10 board exams has been taken less than a month before the scheduled board exams which were to begin on May 4. The board will work on devising the evaluation method as soon as possible and inform the schools accordingly so that they have enough time to complete the processes necessary for releasing the results in time.”
Meanwhile, CISCE students ask the government whether the decision of postponement and cancellation implies on them as well. ICSE final exams are scheduled for May 4 to June 7. ISC or Class 12 final exams started on April 8 and will continue till June 18.
Dr Mona Lisa Bal, Chairperson, KiiT International School
Cancelling the 10th and postponing the 12th board exams is a positive move from the health perspective. With the alarming rise in the number of daily cases in the country, it was but an imperative step. It has been seen that the second wave of COVID is affecting children more and they are also showing signs of the disease physically and hence conducting examinations with lakhs of students would have only increased the risk. However, we also must make sure that the pandemic does not have any more negative impact on the children’s education and career. Therefore, internal assessments should be the criterion for now. Entrance exams like JEE & NEET can be conducted later for students once situation is under control. It is time for the students to strategically plan their successful schedule. Focus on the directions given by the teachers, systematically appear in tests. This decision will also have an impact on the students’ psychology, and some might get disheartened after preparing for their exams for over a year now. Believe in yourself and focus on academics. We would urge students not to give up on the preparation of today, as it will be very beneficial for the results of tomorrow. They must keep in mind that the Government has kept the option of conducting the exams on a later date, once the situation is better.
The Ministry of Education today announced postponement of class 12 exams and cancellation of class 10 exams. While the decision on class 12 exams will be taken on June 1, CBSE has not clarified how will they assess students of class 10. In a press note, the board said the results of Class 10 “will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board”.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday expressed relief over the postponing/cancellation of class 12 and class 10 board exams.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who has been consistently tweeting in favour of the cancellation of board exams due to rising coronavirus cases across the country, was quite elated on Wednesday as the Education Ministry announced its new schedule. As per the new announcement by the Education Ministry, the CBSE exams for class 12 have been postponed and the ministry will review the situation on June 1. Class 10 Board exams have, however, been cancelled.
Sonu Sood shared on Twitter, “So finally it happened. Congratulations to every student.”
On Tuesday, Sood had tweeted, “Don’t let the exam centres become COVID hotspots. Students are precious.”
As for the Class 12 exam, the government will review the situation on June 1 to decide fresh dates and make an announcement at least two weeks before the start of the exam. Read here
“The results of Class Xth Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated to him/her on this basis will be given an opportunity to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams,” the Ministry said in a press release.
Board Exams for Class 10th has been cancelled while of Class 12th postponed. Results of Class 10th will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Class 12th exams will be held later, the situation will be reviewed on 1st June by the Board: Ministry of Education
Education Ministry postpones Class 12 CBSE Board exams. Will review situation on June 1 to decide fresh dates. However, class 10 exams cancelled.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently appealed to the Centre to postpone exams. He said the decision to conduct the CBSE exams from May 4 should be reconsidered in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country.
The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) Monday decided to promote students of class 6 and 7 to the successive classes without conducting the annual examinations. Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the state board will promote students of class VI and VII based on internal assessments, which will be conducted by the respective schools.
With the demand to conduct online exams rising from various stakeholders including students of different universities amid an ongoing second wave, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwathnarayan recently confirmed that holding online exams is not a viable option in the state. Read more
Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education (CGBSE) last week deferred the dates of class 10 examination 2021. The secondary (class 10) exam were scheduled to be held from April 15 to May 1. The decision has been take due to spike in Covid-19 cases.
The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has postponed the examinations of Classes 10 and 12 in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases, an official said on Wednesday. The exams of the high school, higher secondary and diploma in pre-school education (vocational course) were scheduled to begin from April 30 and May 1.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought postponement of the upcoming CBSE board exams for classes 10 and 12 amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. Singh has written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', pointing to the prevailing situation and stressing that it would only be appropriate that a decision is taken forthwith to postpone class 10 and 12 board examinations.
The state education minister also requested central boards to reconsider their exam dates. “We will also be writing to the CBSE, ICSE, IB and Cambridge boards, requesting them to reconsider their exam dates,” she tweeted.
On Tuesday, a Delhi education department official said that in the current scenario, it is unlikely that the exams will be held. “It has been an extremely difficult for students and the entire teaching-learning has been conducted through new alternate means. In this case, the rigid insistence on conducting the exams in the old way, and that too in the midst of the steepest rise in cases is hard to understand,” the official said.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Monday announced the postponement of SSC and HSC exams due to the spike in Covid-19 cases in the state.