As the demand for the cancellation of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is growing amid the COVID-19 situation in the country, sources in the Ministry of Education have reportedly said that chances are high that the examinations could be scrapped. A senior CBSE official asserted that it is unlikely that exams are going to be conducted anytime soon in the current situation. “Given the current situation, there is a possibility of scrapping the exams altogether.
CBSE will review the situation and probably would have to work out an alternative assessment scheme for the Class 12 students,” Times of India quoted a senior ministry official as saying.
The CBSE had announced the cancellation of the Class 10 exam and the postponement of the class 12 exam 2021 last month. However, the final decision on the class 12 Board exam will be taken in June after reviewing the situation across the country.
A large section of students expressing on social media that the board exams should be cancelled and marks should be awarded on the basis of the assessment plan of class 10. Several students have launched a campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #saveboardstudents, demanding the Class 12th exam to be scrapped or the result to be declared on the basis of internal assessment.
