NEW DELHI: The final decision on the fate of Class 12 board exams will be based on widest possible consultative process, and it will also be the best possible option keeping in mind the current situation and students’ future prospects, government sources said on Monday.
They said the high-level meeting, which was held on Sunday and was attended by several Union ministers and representatives from states, regarding the board exams came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for such a consultation to take into account suggestions and ideas from states.
Modi had chaired a meeting on May 21 where the Union Education Ministry briefed him about the extensive consultations done with teachers and parents, and also informed him about the options at hand about the exams, they said.
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The final decision on the fate of Class 12 board exams will be based on widest possible consultative process, and it will also be the best possible option keeping in mind the current situation and students future prospects, government sources said on Monday.
They said the high-level meeting, which was held on Sunday and was attended by several Union ministers and representatives from states, regarding the board exams came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for such a consultation to take into account suggestions and ideas from states.
Modi had chaired a meeting on May 21 where the Union Education Ministry briefed him about the extensive consultations done with teachers and parents, and also informed him about the options at hand about the exams, they said.
New Delhi:
Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar on Sunday said it was necessary to hold the second year Pre-University (Class 12) exams, in the interest of students future. An appropriate decision will be taken in the days to come, considering various aspects and the Centre s suggestions, he said.
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The Minister, who participated in the meeting of the Education Ministers of all states organised by the Centre s Ministry of Education, stressed the need to hold exams for second PU students in some way as they prepare for professional courses. Earlier this month, the Karnataka government had postponed the second PUC (Class 12) examinations which were scheduled to begin from May 24, citing a surge in COVID cases as the reason.
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Several school principals say that delaying the CBSE board exams and other board exams to August will hamper college admissions and study abroad plans. Check out the list of issues with the recent proposals. (Photo: PTI)
The CBSE board exam 2021 for Class 12 will likely be held in July-August and the evaluation time will probably stretch till September. The CBSE timeline will be confirmed by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on June 1 and the deadline for suggestions from the states is May 25.
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New Delhi: With Centre-state relations hitting a new low in recent times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is relying on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to build consensus on the Class 12 board examinations, a ticklish issue involving millions of students and their families. That was why the PM sought out the defence minister to preside over a meeting of state education ministers, with Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and his predecessors Prakash Javadekar and Smriti Irani almost making ‘guest appearances’, ThePrint has learnt.