New Delhi: Amid mounting speculation regarding the 2021 CBSE board exams, a senior board official confirmed that exams for classes 10 and 12 will take place in February-March as usual. Speaking to a leading portal, Sanyam Bhardwaj, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam controller stated that as of now, the board has no plans to delay the board exam in 2021. Also Read – CBSE Board, JEE, NEET 2021 Exam: How Students Can Raise Their Queries To The Minister of Education on December 10 | Read here
His statement comes nearly a week after CBSE confirmed that the 12th Board Exam 2021 would be held offline. Also Read – CBSE Exam 2021: The board accepts the students’ application and makes a big decision before announcing the final dates for the exams of classes X, XII | Read details
Meanwhile, Bhardwaj also exudes confidence that the board will be able to administer the exams in 2021 in offline mode without a hitch. “CBSE successfully completed the compartment examinations amid the pandemic and based on what we have learned, we will administer the board examinations in 2021 in offline mode,” he told Times of India. Also Read – CBSE Board Exams Update 2021: Students Demand 3 Months of Offline Classes, Cancellation of Practical Exams | Will the government agree?
Giving students much relief, the CBSE Controller or Exams further said that there is a possibility that students will have more days off between their exams than last year due to the prevailing COVID situation and academic loss.
“While preparing the data sheet in 2019, the students got a more than enough gap between the two tests. Even if some exams were scheduled consecutively, it ensured that the post exam was easy, ”he added.
Speaking of practical exams, Bhardwaj hoped that state governments would reopen schools soon and that students would have time to prepare for exams. “Generally, the schools are around 1.5 months old. This year, they may have more than two months to take practical exams and complete all the procedures taking into account the COVID-19 guidelines, “TOI cited.
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