NEW DELHI, June 1: The Class 12 board examinations of the CBSE board for the current year have been finally cancelled. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of the prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening.
“There will be no exams this year for CBSE Class 12 students,” Modi announced and said the decision was taken in the larger interest of students.
The move comes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of the uncertain conditions due to COVID and the feedback obtained from various stakeholders, it was also decided that CBSE will take steps to compile the results of class XII students as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner.
Modi conducted the meeting with union ministers, cabinet secretary and other stakeholders to discuss the situation of Class 12 board exams and review all the possible options on the exam. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar and Union Minister of finance Nirmala Sitharaman were also part of the meeting among others.
The Prime Minister said the decision on Class 12 CBSE Exams had been taken in the interest of students. He stated that the pandemic had affected the academic calendar and the issue of Board Exams had been causing immense anxiety among students, parents and teachers, which must be put to an end.
(Manas Dasgupta)