CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 Latest News: NO DECISION on pending class 12 exams yet, confirms CBSE - check all details here

CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 Latest News: The demands for cancelling the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 have been rising due to the pandemic situation in the country. However, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Friday that it has not taken any decision yet on the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021. The CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 candidates must keep an eye on the official website at cbse.gov.in.

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According to a PTI report, a senior CBSE official said, "It is clarified that no such decision (cancellation of exams) has been taken regarding class 12 board examination, as is being speculated. Any decision taken in this matter will be officially communicated to the public." The official responded with this answer when he was asked about the possibility of cancellation of CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 following demands by section of students and parents who have expressed concern over the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

To voice their demands, several Class 12 Board Exam 2021 candidates have taken on Twitter by using the hashtag #saveboardstudents. In the tweets, students are urging the authorities to cancel the Class 12 Board Exam 2021. Some have also suggested to evaluate them in a similar assessment criteria like the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2021 students.
It must also be remembered that earlier the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 candidates have taken on the social media to raise their concern and started a campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #cancel12thboardexams2021.

Keeping in view, the pandemic situation in the country, the CBSE had cancelled the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2021 and postponed the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 last month. The CBSE had also notified that the decision on the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 will be taken after a thorough review of the COVID-19 situation in the country on June 1, 2021. This year the CBSE Class 10 Class 12 Board Exams 2021 were scheduled to commence from May 1, 2021.

The CBSE had stated that an 'objective criterion' will be followed in evaluating the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2021 students. The CBSE had earlier this month announced the marking policy for class 10 board exams. According to the policy, while 20 marks for each subject will be for internal assessment as every year, 80 marks will be calculated on basis of the students'' performance in various tests or exams throughout the year.

Last year, the board exams had to be postponed mid-way in March. They were later cancelled, and the results were announced based on an alternative assessment scheme.