Class 10th, 12th Board Exams 2021 Live Updates: Here's the list of states that have postponed exams. Representational image/ file Class 10th, 12th Board Exam 2021 Live Updates: After the Education Ministry postponed the CBSE class 12 exams and cancelled class 10 exams, other states have followed the suit. In two days, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and other states have decided to review the situation later for class 12 board exams. However, states like Kerala and Karnataka are firm on their decision to conduct board exams.
While CISCE and other state governments are expected to announce their decision on board examination this week. Meanwhile, National Testing Agency has postponed UPCET and is expected to soon take a decision on engineering entrance exam — JEE Main which is scheduled to begin from April 27.
On Thursday evening, Health Ministry postponed NEET PG which was to held on April 18. Therefore, schedule of NEET UG 2021 is unlikely to release soon. Jammu Kashmir board and Odisha too have deferred board exams. In Punjab, students of classes 5, 8 and 10 are to be promoted without taking any exam.
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The exam was postponed due to unavoidable reasons. The revised date is April 25.
Prof H Rajasekhar, co-ordinating officer, informed that all Deputy Commissioners, related government workers, and police from across districts cooperate to ensure the exam is conducted successfully.”
Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) today posted on their website that practicals tests of classes 10 and 12 have been postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. The JAC had started the practical exams for Classes 10 and 12 on April 6. However, decision on the theory examinations is awaited.
Unlike Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has no plans to defer exams. Minister for education, Audimulapu Suresh recently tweeted that Class 10 exams will be held in the state as scheduled which is between June 7 and 16
While education experts have shown concern on the postponement of board exams, students are happy and at the same time concerned about college admissions. Some of them have requested the ministry to cancel class 12 exams and postpone the competitive exams as well.
States like Jharkhand will soon announce their plans on board exams. While CBSE has cancelled class 10, states like UP have postponed for both class 10 and class 12
“The recent announcement by CBSE postponing the class 12 board exams has been a huge cause of concern for millions of students and their parents across the country. While the situation owing to the resurgence of the pandemic is unprecedented, the need of the hour is to address the duress that the students are faced with,” says Rajendra S Pawar, Founder, NIIT University.
“Board aspirants have spoken out for exams to be postponed or conducted in online mode for their safety and some boards have rescheduled and some for the time being decided to keep powering on with offline exams but with the right safety precautions in place. As school gates reopened, classmates reunited and teaching resumed, normalcy was barely achieved before they were thrust back into lockdown mode, all over again. This in itself is a huge change and challenge our students are already dealing with. The real issue that needs to be addressed is the impact of lockdown on our students,” says Ajeenkya DY Patil, President, Ajeenkya DY Patil University.
Amid rising cases of COVID 19 in the state, the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education has decided to cancel the Telangana Secondary School Certificate (TS SSC) Class 10 exams and TS Inter Class 12 exams have been postponed.
The latest notification on the official website of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) reads, "Due to COVID situation, CISCE will take a decision regarding ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) Year 2021 examinations and will inform all concerned at the earliest."
Karnataka Education Minister, S Suresh Kumar recently confirmed that the Karnataka state board class 10 exams will be held from June 21, 2021, as per the date sheet released earlier.
Like CBSE and several state boards, the Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has also decided to follow cancel class 10 exams and postponed class 12.
Odisha government has decided to suspend all class 10 and 12 board exams in the state in view of an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases. The exams were scheduled to be conducted from May 3-15. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also directed the schools to promote students of class 9 and 11 to classes 10 and 12, respectively without exams.