CBSE Class 12 Board Exams Postponed, Class 10 Exams Cancelled

NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to postpone the CBSE Class 12 board exams and cancel the CBSE Class 10 exams in view of the coronavirus situation.

The announcement comes after high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which was attended by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, education secretary and other officials on Wednesday.

Taking to Twitter, Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said "The Board Exams for Class XIIth to be held from May 4th to June, 14th, 2021 are hereby postponed. These exams will be held hereafter."

In another tweet, he asserted "The situation will be reviewed on 1st June 2021 by the Board, and details will be shared subsequently. A notice of at least 15 days will be given before the start of the examinations."

Further, he quoted that "The Board Exams for Class Xth to be held from 4th May to June 14th, 2021 are hereby cancelled. The results of Class Xth Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board."

The move comes after ongoing chorus for cancellation and postponement of CBSE Board Examinations.

Several students had earlier urged the government to postpone the CBSE board exams as a slew of restrictions and lockdown-like curfew were imposed in many states amid surge in Covid-19 cases.

Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had urged the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to cancel the CBSE board exams 2021. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had written to the Centre to request postponement of the 2021

Congress and Shiv Sena had also appealed to the education ministry to reschedule Class 10 and 12 CBSE and other board exams.

Moreover, students across India had been campaigning online and demanding cancellation of offline papers or a postponement.

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