CBSE Class 12 Board: At least 300 students write to CJI Ramana to curb offline exams

After the Central Board of Secondary Education has hinted to conduct physical exams amid the Covid-19 crisis, as many as 300 students of Class 12 on Tuesday has sent a petition through a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana urging him to halt the CBSE’s decision.  

These 300 Class 12 students letter petition sought the Supreme Court to direct the Centre to provide an alternative assessment scheme to the students, zeenews.indian.com reported. 

Earlier on Sunday, a meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during which the CBSE Board suggested two options – first, to hold regular exams for only the major 19 subjects at specific centres. While the second is to shorten the duration of the exam by holding 90-minute exams at the school where students are enrolled. 

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank', who was also a part of the meeting said that there is a broad consensus among states about conducting Class 12 board exams and an ‘informed, collaborative decision’ will be taken by June 1. 

As per the news agency Asian News International, the Class 12 Board examination for CBSE is likely to be conducted while its date and format to be announced by Nishank on May 30. On April 14, the CBSE had postponed the Class XII exams and cancelled the Class X amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Meanwhile, on the other hand, the board has recently come out with frequently asked questions for schools, parents and students, covering almost all queries of each stakeholder. Similarly, the deadline for the marks uploading has also been extended to June 30, 2021.  

India has been severely hit by the second wave of coronavirus cases, however, the daily cases count has been reducing. On Tuesday, it reported around 2 lakh cases and over 3500 deaths.