Amarinder Singh has written to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank , pointing to the prevailing situation and stressing that it would only be appropriate that a decision is taken forthwith to postpone class 10 and 12 board examinations.
After Kejriwal, Punjab CM urges Centre to postpone CBSE board exams ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 12:59 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to postpone board exams for classes X and XII in wake of a surge in COVID-19 infections.
The Chief Minister has written to Pokhriyal, pointing to the prevailing situation and stressing that it would only be appropriate that a decision is taken forthwith to postpone the Class X and XII Board examinations. This, he said, would also allow the Centre and States to plan better for conduct of examinations once the situation normalises.
Vibha SharmaTribune News ServiceNew Delhi, April 14
In view of the increasing Covid cases in the country, the Union Education Ministry on Wednesday cancelled the CBSE Class-10 exams and postponed the
COVID-19: PM Modi to hold meeting with Pokhriyal, top officials on CBSE board exams issue ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 11:41 IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with the Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Education Secretary, and other important officials on Wednesday at 12 noon to discuss the issue of CBSE board exams, said sources.
The final decision on the CBSE Board exams can be expected today. Several students, academicians, and politicians have demanded the cancellation of board exams amid growing COVID-19 numbers.
On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had urged the Centre to cancel the CBSE board examinations amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the national capital.