In an unprecedented move, the Central Board Of secondary Education has decided to cancel it’s 10th board examination whereas the 12th board which was earlier scheduled to be conducted from June 4th, 2021 now stands postponed. The union Education Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank made these announcements in a series of tweets. The decision came after the high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister to review the situation for conduct of board examinations.
In his tweet regarding class 10th board, Dr. Nishank stated that the examination stands cancelled and results will be prepared on the basis of objective criterion which will be developed by CBSE. This implies that now the board has to formulate a method of marks distribution.
2. 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.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 14, 2021
He also added that if any candidate is not satisfied with the marks allotted on the base of the criterion set by board, he/she can sit in special exams to be conducted when situations get back to normalcy.
Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated to him/her on this basis will be given an opportunity to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 14, 2021
The Education minister announced that the class 12th board examinations stand postponed as of now. A review of the situation will be taken on 1st June 2021 and then a further schedule will be declared. He also mentioned that students will be informed about the exam dates at least in a prior of 15 days.
1. 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.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 14, 2021
These decisions are taken after considering the present situation of the pandemic and school closures, and also taking in account the safety and well-being of the students. Also, a number of students and parents were using different social media platforms to ask for postponement of Board exams in wake of skyrocketing Covid-19 cases in the country.
Report by Ashish Ranjan for Education Desk