New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on May 31 a plea seeking directions to cancel Class 12 examinations in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari.
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At the outset, the bench asked petitioner Mamta Sharma whether she has served the copy of the plea to the counsel representing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
When the petitioner said she will serve the copy of the petition to the parties, the bench observed, “You do it. We will have it on Monday (May 31)”.
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New Delhi:
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has recently issued a statement demanding a better alternative of physical examination for Class 12 students. Opposing the decision of the central government to conduct the Class 12 board exams for this academic session, NSUI will hold a protest in front of the Education Ministery office “demanding the govt and the education department to look out for a better alternative for examination instead of physical examination,” said Lokesh Chugh, National Secretary of NSUI.
UPDATE: Admissions are open at Manipal (MAHE)
“The student community is under a lot of uncertainty and stress so in these times physical examination is not the correct solution. We want the govt should cancel exams and promote students on the basis of their previous exams,” the official statement said.