Assam Students Move Supreme Court, Seek Cancellation of HSLC & HS Exams

GUWAHATI: Amid the pandemic and confusion among the students deciding their fate, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Assam government and state examination boards for cancellation of Class X and XII exams.

The petitioners had written to the apex court that all state boards must follow the decision of CBSE and evaluate Class XII students with an alternative method. The petition also highlighted that there are more than 1.5 crore Class XII students across the nation including State Boards and conducting offline examinations of millions of students without vaccination could become "the reason of the third wave of Covid 19".

According to reports, the Supreme Court will hear the plea filed by Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, President India Wide Parents Association Lawyer and Child Rights Activist and Advocate Mamta Sharma seeking the cancellation of state board exams 2021 on June 17.

Notably, 47 Students from 23 states (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerela, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, West Bengal), two UTs (Chandigarh, Delhi) seeks relief from the Supreme Court for not holding offline exam and to find a formula for assessment and declaration of the results.

Three intervention applications (One by parents from Kerala, one by students from Assam, and one by the students from other remaining states) have also been filed to support the PIL.

Meanwhile, Anubha Shrivastava Sahai took to Twitter and wrote, "Update on state board matter in SC Our State board PIL listed on 17th June in SC before Justice Khanwilkar bench."

Earlier, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said that HSLC and HS examinations under SEBA and AHSEC will be conducted, and under no circumstances the same will be canceled.

Speaking to the media, Pegu said that the exams will be conducted as soon as the Covid situation across the state gets better and is hopeful that by June 15 the Covid situation will be stabilized.

The education minister also said that students will be informed about the date sheet at least 15 days prior to the examination and will be held in offline mode, however, the examination format may change this year.

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