Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 15:26 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets CBSE officials and education ministry today to take decision on CBSE Board Exam 2021. As per the latest updates, CBSE class 10 exam cancelled and class 12 exam postponed. CBSE Class 10 exam cancelled, Class 12 exam postponed | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes meeting with CBSE officials and education ministry on CBSE Board Exam 2021. As per the latest news, CBSE Class 10 board exams have been cancelled and Class 12 board exams have been postponed.
The Board Exams for Class 12 to be held from May 4 to June, 14, 2021 are hereby postponed. These exams will be held hereafter. The situation will be reviewed on June 1, 2021 by the board, and details will be shared subsequently. A notice of at least 15 days will be given before the start of the examinations.
CBSE exams for Class 10 cancelled, class 12 postponed: Education Minister
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CBSE board exams will not start in Feb: Ramesh Pokhriyal (Photo: IANS/PIB). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 14 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for Class 10 have been cancelled and the exams for Class 12 postponed in view of the exponential spike in Covid-19 cases across the country, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced on Wednesday.
The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here amid demand from students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders to cancel it.
The CBSE Board exams were scheduled to be held from May 4 to June 7 and the results were to be announced by July 15.
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It postponed Class 12 exams
Political reactions poured in after govt s decision
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Board exam for Class 10 has been cancelled, while for Class 12 it has been postponed, in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country.
The announcement was made by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday (April 14) after a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Board Exams for Class Xth to be held from 4th May to June 14th, 2021 are hereby cancelled. The results of Class Xth Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board, Nishank tweeted.
CBSE Class X exams cancelled, Class XII exams postponed
India s Covid vaccination tally over 9.25 cr with around 30 lakh new jabs
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Board exams for Class X have been cancelled, while the Class XII exams have been postponed until another review meeting in the first week of June, said the government. Class X students will be promoted to Class XI based on internal assessment without final exams, said the board.
The decision came after a crucial meeting of officials with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and others on Wednesday to discuss the issue of holding CBSE Board exams amid demand from students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders to cancel it due to the Covid-19 surge.