12th Board Exam LIVE Updates: Latest Announcements On CBSE, ICSE, State Board Exams .

  On April 14, 2021, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancelled the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2021 and postponed the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 keeping in view the COVID-19 situation in the country .  A high-level meeting was held on 23rd May 2021 . The high-level meeting was chaired by Hon’ble Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Other cabinet ministers,CBSE Officials, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal , Smriti Irani and Prakash Javadekar were also present in the meeting. About 4 hour meeting was held .then arranged a conference to about the exam of cbse ,state board class 12 .

 The Man the Union education minister has stated that the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, and the CBSE are exploring options regarding the conduct of examinations, keeping in mind the safety and security of the students and the teachers. While addressing a press conference post the high-level meeting, Delhi deputy chief minister, manish Sisodia, said that the Delhi government is not in favour of conducting Class 12 board exams. 

 

The board has proposed two options for conducting the 12th board exam. The first one is to conduct 12th class exams for major subjects and award marks to other students, based on the student’s performance in these subjects.

 

The second proposed option for CBSE 12th board exam 2021 is to hold exams in the same way as earlier. But, do small changes in the CBSE 12th exam pattern. After a high-level meeting, the deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, said that the centre proposed to conduct exams with some changes in a pattern like take exams with a duration of 1.5 hours instead of 3 hours. 

 

 the education minister had stated that he would announce the format and dates for the CBSE Class 12 board exams on June 1. 

1. Students continue to raise voice against conducting exam. Around 7000 parents have also moved to the Supreme Court seeking the cancellation of the Class 12 Board Exams 2021 in wake of the rising number of covid-19 cases across the country  .   

   2. Advocate Mamta Sharma has filed the Public Interest Litigation to cancel CBSE Class 12 Board Exams 2021 in the Supreme Court. The top court has listed the matter for hearing. Supreme Court to hear plea against cancellation of CBSE Class 12 Board exams 2021 on May 28, 2021.  

 

   3.The Supreme Court of India has adjourned the hearing of the Class 12th board exam matter until Monday, May 31. The plea, filed by Advocate Mamta Sharma, sought direction to 'cancel the Class 12th exams' of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) for the 2020-21 batch.  

 

  4.  A petition has also been filed in the Supreme Court against the cancellation of the CBSE Class 12 board exams on May 18. Tony Joseph, a teacher from Kerala, said in his petition that scrapping exams will be an unfair decision for students.

   

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Sunday had asked states to send suggestions on the 12th final exams and said a decision will be taken at the earliest. The CBSE Class 12 board exam dates, schedule, and paper format are likely to be announced on June 1.

While states like Chhatisgarh have already announced the 12th board exam time table, UP Board said the decision on Class 12 exams will be taken by May-end. Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad had said the state will decide on HSC exams in a week. Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Assam are in favour of conducting Class 12th Board exams. Delhi and Jharkhand are against the idea of exams amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

 HIGHLIGHT 

• CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 final decision to be out on June 1, 2021.
• Central government favour conducting the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021.

 youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJPn5EkGZIY (advocate mamta sharma)