CBSE Class 12 Exams 2021: The plea, filed by advocate Mamta Sharma, which came up for hearing on Friday and was adjourned to Monday, has sought directions to the Centre, CBSE and the CISCE to cancel the CBSE and ICSE Class 12 examinations.
CBSE Class 12 Exams 2021: The plea, filed by advocate Mamta Sharma, which came up for hearing on Friday and was adjourned to Monday, has sought directions to the Centre, CBSE and the CISCE to cancel the CBSE and ICSE Class 12 examinations.(Sanchit Khanna/HT File)
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Class 12 Board Exam 2021 Live Updates: Govt cancels CBSE class 12 exams
Class 12 Board Exam 2021: The central government on Tuesday cancelled the CBSE Class 12 examinations 2021 in view of covid situation. The decision has ended months of uncertainty for around 1.2 million students who were to appear in the exams.
The central government on Tuesday cancelled the CBSE Class 12 examinations 2021 in view of covid situation. The decision has ended months of uncertainty for around 1.2 million students who were to appear in the exams.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting in which decision to cancel CBSE board class 12 exams 2021 was taken.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change; Information & Broadcasting; & Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal were among those present in the meeting.
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A petition to cancel the Class 12 board exams has also been filed in SC in view of the COVID19 pandemic across the country. The matter will be heard in the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The plea, filed by advocate Mamta Sharma, which came up for hearing on Friday too and was adjourned to May 31, has sought directions to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE and ICSE Class 12 examinations.
On May 28 Friday, during the hearing in the matter, the Supreme Court sought the assistance of the Attorney General to decide the plea to scrap Class 12 board examinations, and told the petitioner Mamta Sharma to be optimistic as the Centre, which is expected to decide on this issue by Tuesday, could pass a resolution in her favour.
CBSE and CISCE had in April issued notification regarding cancelling of Class 10 examinations, and postponing of Class 12 board examinations.
Meanwhile on Saturday, UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma informed that Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has decided to cancel the class 10th board examination and proposed to hold the Class 12 examinations in second week of July, if the Pandemic situation improves. The UP board has also decided to reduce the time duration for the class 12 examination this year due to the special circumstances.
Several other state boards in the country have also cancelled their Class 10 examinations and postponed Class 12 examinations this year. They are also expected to take a decision on Class 12 board exams soon. Here are the latest developments on the Class 12 board exams:
CBSE Class 12 Exams 2021 cancelled: Decision taken keeping in mind safety and health of students, says PM
The decision came after a high-level review meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi. “Health and safety of our students is of utmost importance and there would be no compromise on this aspect,” Modi said, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office.
