New Delhi, (thestates.news) Bowing to
requests received from various state Governments amid rising Covid-19 cases,
CBSE has decided to cancel classes X and XII examinations, which were scheduled
to be held from July 1 to 15.
The Supreme Court earlier on Friday agreed to the proposal of the Cenral Board
of Secondary Education to cancel the examination and on a scheme to assess the
final performance of students in their Classes X and XII exams.
Expressing his gratitude, Union Human Resource Development minister Ramesh
Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said CBSE will conduct an optional examination for class
XII students in the subjects the examination for which were scheduled to be
conducted from July 1 to 15, 2020 as soon as conditions were conducive.
Candidates whose results will be declared based on the assessment scheme will
be allowed to appear in these optional examinations to improve their
performances, if they so wished. “No further examinations will be
conducted for candidates in class X and the result declared by CBSE on the
basis of assessment scheme will be treated as final,” he added.
The Union Minister said results based upon the assessment scheme will be
declared by July 15, 2020 so that candidates can apply and seek admission in
Higher Education institutes. “We have proposed this scheme to Supreme
Court because the health of students, parents, and teachers is our prime
concern.”
He welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to give priority to safety concerns of
students and not hold the CBSE examinations of class XII.
He said that assessment from the performance of students in the cancelled examination
will be done based on the assessment scheme as suggested by competent committee
of the CBSE for declaration of result for both Class-X and Class-XII.uni (#mediasaheb.com)
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