Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' will take questions from students about the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 and Class 12 examinations at 4 pm today (June 25).
In his social media post announcing the plan for his live interaction with students on June 25, Pokhriyal said: "Regarding the doubts you have in your mind regarding CBSE examinations, I will try to answer you through social media on June 25, 2021 at 4:00 PM."
The CBSE cancelled the Class 12 board exams on June 1 amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The education minister had been unable to attend the June 1 meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1 because he had been hospitalised with post-COVID complications.
Schools have been asked by the CBSE to constitute a five-member result committee to be headed by the principal of the school. The committee will prepare the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 results on the basis of the marking scheme decided by the CBSE and upload the results on CBSE's official website with the help of IT teams. A portal to upload marks was activated on Monday and the results will release by July 31.
For the evaluation of CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 results, the CBSE has decided to give maximum weightage to the 12th exams that include pre-boards, unit tests, or mid-terms. This will consist of 80 marks.
The CBSE has allocated 20 marks for the practical exams. In subjects, where 70 marks is given for theory, the changes for the practical marks will be made accordingly. The CBSE will not release any merit list this year.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that JEE Main 2021 and NEET 201 entrance exams dates would soon be declared by the Union Education Ministry. According to a PTI report, the officials at Education Ministry are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation across the country and it is likely that the JEE Main 2021 and NEET 2021 entrance exams would be held on August 1.
It is to be noted that JEE Main is held four times in a year from the current academic session. Sources said that the NEET 2021 entrance exam might get postponed from its scheduled August 1 date due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
