Latest News from CBSE Board Exams: While the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has yet to announce the dates of the CBSE Board exams for Class 10 and Class 12 to be held in 2021, all eyes are on the Minister of Education, Ramesh. Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, who will conduct a live session with students, teachers and parents, on December 10 on the topic of taking the board exams. Also read: Odisha will hold twelfth board exam in 2021 in offline mode, confirms education minister
Under a normal calendar, the CBSE announces the date sheet for board exams in November and conducts Class 10, 12 board exams in February and March. However, this year the schedule for the X, XII class board exam is still awaited. Speaking to journalists, CBSE officials had stated that consultations on the dates for conducting the CBSE exams in 2021 are still ongoing. Read also – CBSE 2021 exams: the board will conduct examinations in written mode, clarifies a senior official
Teachers, students and parents are hopeful that a big announcement will be made on the matter on December 10, as the Minister of Education will address all their concerns in a live interaction on Twitter and Facebook. Pokhriyal had also asked interested parties to submit their concerns, suggestions and opinions on the conduct of the board, as well as on other contests, including NEET and JEE. Also read – CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021: Internships likely to take place in January | See the latest updates
“Dear all, 2020 has been a year of many changes, such as adapting to # online education, adapting to #newnormal. Happy to share that I will be going live on December 10th to speak with you about upcoming competitive / board exams. Please leave your concerns below using #EducationMinisterGoesLive, ”Pokhriyal tweeted on December 2 (Wednesday).
Meanwhile, students have begun raising concerns about the board exams on social media ahead of the scheduled live session. One Twitter user writes: “Sir Project’s work for class 12 should be canceled and the time saved should be devoted to physical classes. Sir, we need at least 3 months of offline classes to be well prepared for the CBSE exams ”.
#EducationMinisterGoesLive Sir Project work for class12 must be canceled and the time saved must be devoted to physical classes. Sir, we need at least 3 months of offline classes to be well prepared for the CBSE exams. @DrRPNishank @ cbseindia29
– Sambhav Aggarwal (@ SambhavAggarw12) December 4, 2020
In accordance with the CBSE curriculum, Class XII students are asked to submit annual projects, for which a live session is held and multiple classes are required. But this year the same has not been possible, as schools across the country remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Another student spoke of practical exams, for which he did not receive adequate training. “We don’t know what to do in practice, how we are supposed to do it, cancel practical exams and meetings. It cannot be done on the spot, ”said the user.
CBSE Board Exam 2021: What We Know So Far:
Last month, CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi confirmed that the board examinations will take place in 2021 and the dates will be announced soon. “Board examinations will be conducted safely and a schedule will be announced very soon. The CBSE is making plans and will reveal soon how it will do the mock assessments, ”he said during a webinar on“ New Education Policy (NEP): A Brighter Future for School Education ”organized by ASSOCHAM.
Speaking to TOI, the Minister of Education had also confirmed that board examinations would be conducted as it is important for admission to higher education institutions.
A campaign will be launched to seek input from students, parents, and teachers on how and when to take the board tests next year. “The Ministry of Education will launch a campaign to gather opinions from students, parents and teachers on how and when to take the exams next year,” tweeted the Minister of Education.
A couple of days ago, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) confirmed that the twelfth exam of the Board 2021 would be taken offline.
It is speculated that the CBSE practical exams could begin in January. Several reports had claimed that the board had published the tentative dates for the class XII practical exam. According to the call, the practical exams will be held from January 1 to February 8.
The Delhi government had requested the central board to postpone the March 2021 board examinations until May. He had also called for the study program to be shortened, as schools are still closed.
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