New Delhi:
Dates for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams will be announced on December 31, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted on Saturday.
“Great announcements for students and parents! I am going to announce the date that testing will begin for students taking the CBSE board exams in 2021. Stay tuned,” he tweeted.
???? Important announcements for students and parents!
I will announce the date that exams will begin for students who take #CBSE board exams in 2021.
Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/Lvp9Lf0qsT
– Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) December 26, 2020
The Ministry of Education also tweeted the information.
???? Attention students and parents!
Shri Union Minister of Education @DrRPNishank announce the start date of exams for students who sit #CBSE board exams in 2021.
Follow the Twitter account ‘@DrRPNishank‘to stay updated! pic.twitter.com/Qa4UzRyqO5
– Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) December 26, 2020
Earlier this month, the minister, in a virtual speech to teachers, had said that the board’s examinations will take place after February next year.
“The practical exams are usually held between January 1 and 15 while the exams are held between February 15 and mid-March. However, considering the current situation (the coronavirus pandemic), it is impossible to do the exams until the end of February. We will make a final decision on the dates of the exams as to when the exams will take place after February, “he had said.
The minister had also said that alternatives would be found for students unable to attend schools amid the pandemic to perform laboratory tests.
The CBSE had announced earlier this month that the board’s exams in 2021 will be conducted in written mode and not online.
Schools across the country were closed in March to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. They were partially reopened in some states as of October 15.
However, some states have decided to keep them closed in light of an increase in the number of infections.
Board examinations had to be postponed to mid-March due to the pandemic. They were later canceled and the results announced on the basis of an alternative evaluation plan.
With PTI inputs
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