The Central Board of Secondary Education has not yet declared any final decision regarding the cancellation or further postponement of the CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021 but is currently reviewing the Covid-19 situation across the country.
Students and parents have spoken out against the conduction of the CBSE board exams 2021 in the middle of the pandemic, and are urging the central government to cancel the exams by running a campaign on social media supporting the cause.
The CBSE Board Exams 2021 for Class 10 and 12 students were supposed to commence from May 4 but were postponed due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. No new dates for the exams have been issued yet by the national board.
Students and parents have been pushing for the cancellation of the CBSE Class 12 board exams, stating that the conduction of physical exams in the middle of the pandemic will be dangerous for the students and their families.
While announcing the postponement of the Class 12 exams, CBSE stated that the situation will be reviewed and the final decision regarding the conduction of exams will be issued on June 1. The Class 10 board exams have been cancelled by CBSE.
Students and parents have been pushing for the cancellation of the CBSE Class 12 board exams, stating that the conduction of physical exams in the middle of the pandemic will be dangerous for the students and their families.
Even though students across the country are pushing for the cancellation of CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021, the Central Board of Secondary Education has not issued any statement in this regard. The final decision regarding this will be issued by June 1.
While addressing the cancellation of the exams, CBSE stated “It is clarified that no such decision has been taken regarding CBSE Class 12 examinations as being speculated in certain sections of the media. Any decision taken in this matter will be officially communicated to the public.”
The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal conducted a virtual meeting with state education secretaries, where he asked them to submit their suggestions regarding the conduction of the upcoming Class 12 board exams across the country.
