CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 Recent Updates: Education Minister Nishank Nearly Final Decision May 17. Read Details

CBSE Class 12 Board Exam: Reports say Nishank could take the final call regarding the operation of the 12th class boards after contacting the provincial secretaries of education on Monday

New Delhi: Amid growing demand for cancellation of Class 12 Board 2021 exams after widespread coronavirus cases, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will hold a special meeting on May 17. contacting education secretaries of all provinces on Monday. At a special meeting, the minister will review the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the education sector. In addition, he will also discuss the promotion of online education and the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP).

“Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will meet with almost all government education secretaries on Monday. The main topics to be discussed will be the COVID -19 epidemic and its impact on education, online education, the implementation of New Education policy and preparations,” education sources said. ANI.

Following the second wave of COVID-19, the Union Department of Education last month canceled a Class 10 CBSE board test and postponed the Class 12 CBSE board exam, which was due to begin on May 4, 2021.

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Earlier, the Department of Education and the CBSE had dismissed reports that the board was planning to cancel / cancel the 12th board exams. “Negotiations in this regard are still ongoing. No such decision has been made regarding the CBSE Grade 12 exams as envisaged in some parts of the media. Any decision taken in this regard will be made public,” said a department official.

A CBSE official also dismissed reports that any decision taken on the matter (cancellation of Grade 12 exams) would be made public.

Yesterday an application was filed in the Supreme Court to cancel the Class 12 board examination. “Conducting Class 12 board exams is not possible due to the increase in cases of COVID-19. -Class 12 will disrupt students entering foreign universities “, the application said. by attorney Mamta Sharma read.

The CBSE and CISCE must establish a mechanism to announce the results in a timely manner otherwise it will affect about 12 lakh students, “he added.

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