After meeting the Education Minister of India Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and other key officials of the Education Ministry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry concluded that the +2 CBSE Board Exams 2021 are postponed, whereas Class 10 board exams are cancelled!
The PM chaired the meeting on Wednesday at 12 p.m. to discuss the issue of CBSE Board Exams, as many political parties, parents and students have asked for either postponement or cancellation of the CBSE board exams because of the rising level of Covid cases in the country.
The exams were scheduled to start from May 4. The government had told that they had increased the examination centres by 30 to 40%, but even then the parents wanted the exams to be postponed or be done online. This news comes as a relief to parents and students.
Prior to the PM’s meet Delhi’s CM Arvind Kejriwal requested for cancelation of the exam, whereas Punjab’s CM Capt Amrinder Singh requested the Centre to postpone it.
Announcing this decision, the Education Minister said in a series of Tweets ” 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.”
“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.”
“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.”