CBSE likely to conduct Class 12 Board exams 2021
CBSE Class 12 Board Exams 2021 are likely to be conducted after all. In the high level meeting called by MoE, most of the states were in favor of exams. Final decision on CBSE exam dates, format by June 1.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Ministry of Education conducted a high level meeting with State Education Ministers to discuss CBSE 12th Board Exams.
While a few states have asked for vaccinating students before exams, majority of states favoured conducting exams.
Final decision on dates and format of CBSE 12th exams by June 1.
CBSE likely to conduct Class 12 Board Exams 2021 in July CBSE likely to conduct Class 12 Board Exams 2021 in July. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Ministry of Education conducted a high level meeting with State Education Ministers to discuss CBSE 12th Board Exams.While a few states have asked for vaccinating students before exams, majority of states favoured conducting exams.Final decision on dates and format of CBSE 12th exams by June 1.
Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE Class 12 Board Exams 2021 are likely to be conducted as most of the states have favoured conducting examinations. As for the dates, no announcement has been made as yet. As per sources, the Class 12 exams are likely to be conducted between July 15 and August 25.
A high-level meeting was conducted on Sunday between the centre and the states. Union Education Minister as well as Education Ministers from all the states were present in the meeting. As per the official report, most of the states were in favour of conducting the exams. Sources also told PTI that the exams are likely to be conducted between July 15 and August 26.
The final decision, however, is likely only by June 1. The centre has asked the state governments to consider the options presented and deliberate on the same. The final feedback is to be submitted to the centre by May 25. Once the consensus is received, the board and Ministry of Education would analyse the same and announce the final decision.
Most States in favour of conducting 12th Board Exams 2021
Decision on CBSE 12th exams would be taken by taking into considration what majority ecommends. Some states like Delhi, Mahrashtra opposed the exams while Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Goa, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh stay in favour of exams. The states, however, have advised exams be conducted only when its safe to do.
The Education Minister earlier asked for valuable suggestions from students, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders regarding the conduct of Class 12 board exams and other entrance exams in this covid-19 situation.
Two options of CBSE board exam 2021
Plan A from CBSE
CBSE proposed that the board exams be held on certain major subjects only or that the duration reduced to 1.5 hours instead of 3 hours. Most ministers in yesterday’s meeting supported the latter option. However, some called for a mix of both options.
For the second option, a 1.5-hour or 90-minute exam would have a different exam pattern. There would only be MCQ questions so students can complete the exam in the given time.
This would be conducted in the students’ own schools and they would need to appear for one language subject and three electives, a source told PTI.
A tentative timeline for the exams says that it would be held in two phases Phase 1 from July 15 to August 1, and Phase 2 from August 6 to August 26.
Plan B from CBSE
As a separate Plan B, CBSE suggested that students can be given an option appear for the CBSE board exam 2021 around 15 days later if they are initially unable to appear due to any Covid-19 related issue.
However, we do not know if this option will be taken up until June 1 when Pokhriyal will announce a final decision on the exam dates and format.
CBSE board exam 2021 to be held with all precautions
Just like last year, this year as well, the CBSE board exam 2021 will be held with all Covid-19 safety protocols in place. Social distancing and other norms would be followed.
Meanwhile a large section of students, parents and teachers have been calling for a cancellation of the CBSE board exam 2021 on social media.
However, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said, “Both students’ and teachers’ safety, security, and future are supremely important to us."
Opposition from Delhi and Maharashtra
The options for holding the CBSE board exams were discussed at the high-level meeting on Sunday and thought most agreed to the 90-minute exam route, Delhi and Maharashtra were completely against the idea of holding the exams amidst the pandemic.
Pokhriyal has given sates, especially those in disagreement, time till May 25 to submit their detailed proposals.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia said, “The stubbornness to organize exams by playing with the safety of the children will prove to be a big mistake and a failure.”
He demanded that students be vaccinated before they can appear for the board exams. He suggested that either Pfizer (whose vaccine of kids has been accepted by several countries) should be consulted or should give our own vaccine to kids after consulting with experts considering they are 17.5 years old and only months away from 18.
This is because people who have attained the age of 18 and above are eligible to get vaccinated in India.
Maharashtra State School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said, “Health and mental well-being of children, their families must be our priority. Students, parents have been sharing their concerns regarding sitting for exams amid the pandemic”
“Since most professional courses hold entrance exams for admissions, many experts are of the view that it is possible to evaluate the performance of a class 12th student based on a retroactive assessment model,” she added.
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