Updated: May 23, 2021, 12:21 PM IST
Amid the growing clamour for cancellation of CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposed to conduct the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 only for major subjects.
It is to be noted that a total of 174 subjects are offered by the CBSE to Class 12 students, of which about 20 are considered major by the CBSE. These include: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, History, Political Science, Business Studies, Accountancy, Geography, Economics, and English.
A Class 12 student of CBSE is allowed to select a minimum of five and a maximum of six subjects. Of these, four subjects are usually treated as major subjects by the CBSE.
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The CBSE Class XII examination is likely to be conducted and its date and format to be announced by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on May 30, said sources.
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It will discuss the proposals for the conduct of Class XII exams.
The meeting will be chaired by Rajnath Singh and will also be attended by Ramesh Pokhriyal, Smriti Irani and Prakash Javadekar.
New Delhi: Amid the second wave of coronavirus in the country, the Centre will hold a high-level meeting today (May 23, 2021) to take a call on the pending CBSE and ICSE Class 12th Board Exams.
The virtual meeting will be chaired by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at 11.30 AM and will be attended by all the states and UT Education Ministers, Education Secretaries and Chairpersons of State Examination Boards and stakeholders.
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CBSE Class 12 Board: Exams likely to be conducted for 20 subjects, final decision expected on Tuesday
It is expected that the board exams for Class 12 will be conducted for only 20 subjects. The deliberations were made at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday.Â
A final decision on the matter is expected on Tuesday. According to sources, objective type questions will be framed for the students appearing in the examinations for major subjects.Â
Examinations will be conducted at home centres, however, invigilators of another school will be assigned duty, they said.Â