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In view of the upcoming board examinations for Class 12, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, requesting him to consider concerns put forward by students and parents.
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The petition sought the apex court to direct the Centre to provide an alternative assessment scheme to the students.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had said a decision will be taken by June 1.
On April 14, the CBSE had postponed the Class XII exams in view of the COVID pandemic.
New Delhi: At least 300 students of Class 12 on Tuesday (May 25) sent a letter petition to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana urging him to halt the decision of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct the physical exams in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This comes after a meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday, where the CBSE Board suggested two options – first, to hold regular exams for only the major 19 subjects at notified centres. While the second option was to shorten the duration of the exam – to hold 90-minute exams at the school where students are enrolled.
May 24, 2021, 11:46 AM IST
New Delhi: As thousands of students across the country eagerly await a decision on conducting the Class 12 board examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has suggested two options for conducting the Class 12 board examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic during a high-level virtual meeting held on Sunday.
During the high-level meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the
CBSE Board suggested two options – first, to hold regular exams for only the major 19 subjects at notified centres. While the second option put forward by the board is to shorten the duration of the exam – to hold 90-minute exams at the school where students are already enrolled.