BIG CBSE Class 12 Board Exams UPDATE from Education Ministry

A high-level meeting has been called by the Ministry of Education today (Sunday, May 23) to discuss the issue of upcoming examinations. A decision is also likely to be made on the pending Class 12 board exams. The CBSE Class 12 examinations were postponed in view of the second wave of Covid-19.

The virtual meeting will begin at 11:30 am. Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank informed that the meeting will be chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar will also be present.

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As per a report by india.com, ahead of the meeting, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposed two options to the Education Ministry for conducting the Class 12 Board exams.

First, the CBSE has proposed exams for major subjects at designated centres while the second option is holding exams for the major subject exams at candidates’ respective schools, instead of designated centres.

I would be attending a high-level virtual meeting chaired by the Minister of Defence Shri @rajnathsingh Ji to discuss the upcoming boards and professional course entrance examinations. pic.twitter.com/oVluatSt5c

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 22, 2021

The board has also said that marks for minor subjects can be awarded on the basis of the student's performance in major subjects.

The meeting is being conducted amid the demands of the students to cancel the CBSE class 12 board examination 2021 in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the country.