Mumbai-Pune Expressway wears a deserted look. (Picture: PTI)
The last two weeks have been detrimental for India in terms of rising Covid-19 cases across the country. Delhi on Wednesday reported the highest daily spike with 17,282 new cases and 104 deaths. Keeping in the mind the rising Covid-19 cases, Union Ministry of Education on Wednesday cancelled CBSE board exams for Class 10 and postponed Class 12 board examinations
Here are 10 things you should know about Covid-19 today:
1) Shahi snan in Haridwar: Lakhs ignore Covid concerns to take holy dip
Throwing caution to the wind, lakhs of people congregated on the ghats of
Haridwar to take a holy dip in the Ganga during the third shahi snan of the Kumbh Mela. Over 13.5 lakh people, including sadhus from 13 akhadas, bathed in the Ganga by the end of a day.
10th board exam cancelled, 12th exam postponed as COVID cases surge in India
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Kejriwal welcomes cancellation, postponement of CBSE board exams
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JEE, NEET 2021: Education Ministry s big update on syllabus
Amid a hullabaloo surrounding the key entrance examinations, the Union Ministry of Education on Tuesday said that the syllabus of JEE and NEET will remain unchanged for the year 2021. However, unlike previous years, this year the candidates will have options to answer the questions in the engineering and medical entrance examinations.Â
HERE S WHAT EDUCATION MINISTRY SAYS
The syllabus for JEE (Main 2021) to remain the same as the previous year. But students will be given the choice to answer 75 questions (25 questions each in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) out of 90 questions (30 questions each in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics). In JEE (Main) 2020, there were 75 questions all of which had to be answered by the candidates (25 questions each in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics).