Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced that he will hold a live session with teachers across the country at 4 PM on Thursday (December 17) to address queries regarding CBSE Board Exams 2021.
"Dear Teachers, I will be going #live on Dec 17 at 4 PM to talk to you all about the upcoming board exams. Please share your queries/concerns with me using #EducationMinisterGoesLive. I will be happy to address them all," he had tweeted few days ago.
There has been a lot of buzz on social media as well as media reports claiming that the CBSE Board Exams for classes 10 and 12 will be held in March 2021. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued a clarification on December 10 that any decision on the board exams for classes 10 and 12 would be communicated at an appropriate time on its official website.
According to media reports, the Education Minister may use the webinar to announce the CBSE class 10 & 12 Board Exams 2021 dates.
Earlier, Pokhriyal had held a similar discussion with students on December 10 to clear the air around CBSE board exams, syllabus and other issues related to the exams.
Pokhriyal stated that adequate time for preparation would be given to students for their preparations. The scheduled dates for the exams would be decided considering the pandemic situation and they would not clash with that of any entrance exam, he said during his address.
"For us, your education and your security are equally important to us. Firstly, your security is important, and then, adjacent to that is your education. The slight inconvenience that students have experienced during the lockdown will eventually be wither away," he had said.
He also added that there were no compulsions to schedule the 2021 Board exams in March. Many parents had urged CBSE to conduct the examinations in May 2021 instead of the usual month of March.
In his detailed statement during the 21st edition of the Shiksha Samvaad, the minister added that the CBSE had reduced the syllabus for the 2021 board exams by 30% and the word 'fail' was removed from the mark-sheets.
Meanwhile, the Union Education Minister on Wednesday evening announced the exam schedule of JEE Main 2021 and the number of times the exams will be held in 2021.
Pokhriyal announced that the JEE Main 2021 exams will be held four times a year - February, March, April, and May. The first examination will be held between February 23-26.
