Odisha Class 12th Board Exams Cancelled: The Odisha government has cancelled Class 12 board exams 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the decision on the cancellation of class 12th board exam conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) for this year.
The Odisha CM said the lives of students are more important than exams.
Several states such as UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand have cancelled their class 12th boards after the central government announced cancelling CBSE and ICSE Class 12 board exams for 2021.
The decision to cancel the CBSE exams was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. PM Modi asserted that the decision to cancel the exams has been taken in the interest of students and the anxiety among students, parents and teachers must be put to an end.
Odisha Congress president Niranjan Patnaik had on Wednesday demanded that the state government should cancel the Class 12 board examination due to the prevailing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand came a day after the Centre announced the cancellation of Class 12 CBSE exams over the pandemic situation.
“We shouldn’t have unrealistic expectations from our children in these difficult times. Ensuring their safety should be our top priority,” the OPCC president said.
The Congress leader added that it was high time that the Odisha government called off the CHSE examinations for the well-being of the students. He urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to decide without any further delay.