UP Class 12 Board exam 2021: CANCELLED - CM Yogi Adityanath takes inspiration from PM Modi

UP Board Class 12 exam 2021 has been cancelled. The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council cancelled the exam on Thursday, keeping safety of students in mind amid the pandemic. The information was shared by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Twitter. 

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He wrote, " Student's safety is our top priority in the view of Covid 19 pandemic. Taking inspiration from respected Prime Minister, Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council exams of Class 10 and 12 will not be conducted for this academic year." 

कोविड महामारी की वर्तमान परिस्थितियों के दृष्टिगत बच्चों की स्वास्थ्य सुरक्षा हमारी शीर्ष प्राथमिकता है।

आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी की प्रेरणा से @UPGovt ने निर्णय लिया है कि वर्तमान शैक्षिक सत्र में माध्यमिक शिक्षा परिषद की 10वीं व 12वीं की बोर्ड परीक्षा का आयोजन नहीं किया जाएगा।

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 3, 2021

Earlier, the UP Board had proposed to conduct a 90-minute exam for Class 12 students with all Coronavirus norms in place. The exams were to take place in the 2nd week of July, as earlier informed by the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council exams. 

After CBSE class 12 exams, Rajasthan class 10 and 12 board exams 2021 were also called off on late Wednesday evening. This came after CBSE 12th Board exams were cancelled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday. 

Soon after, CISCE and the Haryana government also announced cancellation of their respective board exams. Some other states, including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, called off their board exams on Wednesday.