News - CBSE Class 12 board exam decision on 1 JAN

 

CBSE 12 BOARD EXAM  DECISION ON 1 June

The center will announce the decision, whether to hold CBSE 12 BOARD EXAMS or not. The most awaited decision by students will be declared tomorrow i.e 1 June. The hearing to the plea filed by Supreme Court Advocate Mamta Sharma asked for direction to the supreme court. Advocate Mamta Sharma suggested Central  Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination(CISCE) cancel the CBSE and ICSE class 12 exams in view of deadly covid 19 infection. A high-level meeting was held on 23 May and prior to this, the decision will be taken. The bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari. 

The plea said, "In view of the unprecedented health emergency and rising numbers of the COVID-19 cases in the country, the conduct of examination, either offline or online or blended in upcoming weeks is not possible and delay in the examination will cause irreparable loss to the students as time is the essence in taking admission in higher education courses in foreign universities". 

Class 12 student Aaryan Prothi of The Indian School wants the board exams to be conducted but only after vaccination. "It doesn't matter whether the exam is of 90 minutes or 3 hours because if we are vaccinated, we will not have to worry about infection. Therefore, exams must be conducted but not after vaccination," Aaryan said.

The principal of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Sector-8, Rohini, Awadhesh Jha suggested an alternative assessment process for evaluating class 12 students, without conducting exam during pandemic. "We can easily assess them on the basis of their internal assessment, practicals and preboards etc. Otherwise, CBSE can give a choice to the students to appear for the exams or go in for pre boards and internal assessment marks," the principal said.

However, if the exam be conducted, the students should get the opportunity to take their exam from home centres, and the exam should be held for a shorter duration (90 minutes) on any three subjects/ papers of their choice, he said. 

Minakshi Das, former controller of Odisha Board suggested to conduct offline exam, as the scores determine the career prospects of the students. "The board can conduct exam on important papers and for shorter durations. The board should also consider marks of internal assessment, project works at the time of preparing the final mark sheets," she said.

There are different views on the topic but the majority of the views are in favor of students, to cancel 12 board exams.

Source -  IndiaExpress    NDTV    india.com 

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