CBSE board examination has little value in life : 15-year-old Siya Tayal pens emotional letter to PM Narendra Modi
15-year-old SIya Tayal launched a campaign through her social media profiles and tagged PMO India in an open letter dated April 13. Siya Tayal , Twitter
Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 10:43 AM IST
Amid the rising cases and the second wave of the novel coronavirus, the Central government recently decided to cancel the CBSE board exams 2021 for Class 10 and postpone it for Class 12, keeping in mind the increasing request of students.
The centre s decision to cancel the board exams came after more than 30 lakh students signed an online petition. Among the protesting students who called for the cancellation of the CBSE board exams, 2021 was a youth leader and philanthropist Siya Tayal who wrote an open and heartfelt letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the various concerns from students, parents, and teachers.
CBSE news for class 9-12 students: Changes in question pattern, evaluation and assessment - know details here
The CBSE released the new evaluation criteria on April 22 that mentions that the Board is moving towards Competency-Based Education (CBE). File photo
Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 07:19 AM IST
In important news for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students of classes 9 to 12, the Board has introduced new changes to its assessment and evaluation process for the next academic session 2021-2022. This is in line with the New Education Policy.
The CBSE released the new evaluation criteria on April 22 that mentions that the Board is moving towards Competency-Based Education (CBE) where questions will assess the application of concepts in real-life or unfamiliar situations. These will be part of the question papers of Classes 10, 12 board exams, and the final exams of classes 9 and 11.