New Delhi: A high-level meeting of state Education Ministers and state Education Secretaries to discuss the conduct of examinations for Class 12 Board Exams 2021 and entrance exams for professional courses like NEET, JEE Main will be chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday. The virtual meeting will begin at 11:30 AM in the presence of Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Minister for Women and Child, Smriti Zubin Irani and Union Minister Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar.

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10:01 AM: List of Major Subjects of CBSE Class 12

  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Informatics Practices
  • Accountancy
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

09:23 AM: Besides CBSE And ICSE class 12 board exams, the ministers will also talk about conducting the JEE Main and NEET. The NTA had conducted two sessions for JEE Main. Medical Aspirants, on the other hand, are still waiting for their application form.

09:25 AM: Apart from students, several academicians and ministers are also demanding cancellation of boards. Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia backed students demands’ saying that he “agrees with cancellation”.

08:59 AM: Ahead of the meeting, India.com conducted a Twitter poll, asking should CBSE/ICSE Class 12 board exams be held? While more than 77 per cent of respondents voted in favour of the cancellation of exams, 21 per cent of people want the exams to be conducted.

08:36 AM: Yesterday, Nishank in a tweet had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has desired that any decision that affects students has to be taken after consultation with states and the education stakeholders – teachers, parents and students. The Education Minister had also asked parents, teachers and students to send their suggestions. “Friends, I need your valuable suggestions…You can send them on my Twitter handle,” he had tweeted.

08:26 AM: Ahead of the meeting, students have flooded social media with their demands to cancel class 12 board exams. To intensify their demands, they have also started several campaigns on micro-blogging site.

07:43 AM: Ahead of the meeting, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposed 2 options to the Education Ministry for conducting the Class 12 Board exams. Under the first option, the CBSE has proposed exams for major subjects at designated centres. The second option is holding exams for the major subject exams at candidates’ respective schools, instead of designated centres. The board has stated that marks for minor subjects can be awarded on the basis of performance in major subjects.