Class 12 Board Exams Latest Updates: Students Upset As Centre Decides To Conduct Exams Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases

CBSE class 12 exams may start in July-August. Exams may take place on Sundays as well, government sources said.

At today's virtual meeting, the Center presented two options for conducting the class 12 examinations before a committee. While one option was for Grade 12 students to only take exams in a few selected core subjects, the second option was to take exams in schools but changing the exam pattern to an exam pattern that only contains objective questions and the ability to post an exam prompt according to them to assume the respective situation in the respective federal states. , the main entrance exams for the undergraduate courses in engineering (JEE Main) and medicine (NEET) take place. 

More than 75% of states want Option B for the CBSE Grade 12 exams, which will be held in the same schools that Defense Minister Rajnath Singh presided over, in the presence of Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Union Minister for the development of women and children, Smriti Zub. in Iran and the Union's Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar. The CBSE announced that a decision will be made on the board exams for grade 12 starting June 1. canceled due to the pandemic situation.

On the other hand, the CICSE has asked affiliated schools to submit an average of marks obtained by the class 12 students in their class 11 and during this session.

"The CISCE is in the process of collating and collecting data from all our schools presenting candidates for class 12 examination. You are, therefore, requested to provide the requested information for class 12 candidates," CISCE Secretary Gerry Arathoon said in a letter to school principals marked as "strictly confidential".

Although it is not yet clear whether the board will cancel the exams, schools are on the alert to meet the June 7 deadline. Meanwhile, the Union's Ministry of Education claimed that "nothing has been finalized and a final decision has been made". It will be announced before June 1st. The Minister has already stressed that student safety is a priority, but these exams are also vital.

The Supreme Court will also hear a motion to cancel grade 12 exams from the Central Board of Education on May 31. High School (CBSE) and the Council for School Certificate Examination of India (CISCE) amid a spike in Covid-19 cases across the country. Both CBSE and ICSE had postponed class 12 exams scheduled for May through June amid the aggressive second wave of Covid-19 across the country, with state boards canceling class 10 exams.

High-level meeting being conducted regarding board exams

As students and their parents continue to call for exams to be canceled, the ministry convened a high-level meeting last Sunday, which was also attended by education ministers and state secretaries for education. - taking regular exams only for the main subjects in the notified centers or taking exams of shorter duration in the school where the student is enrolled. 

The proposed deadline for conducting the exams was July 15 to August 26 and the results will be announced in September. asked to send detailed proposals before May 25th.

Both CBSE and ICSE had postponed the Class 12 exams scheduled for May through June in light of the aggressive second wave of Covid-19 across the country. The board of directors canceled the class 10 exams.