S. Vishnu Sharma
12th class exams of CBSE are now the focus point and students want to know as to what the decision is going to be with regards to conducting the exams.
The previous year was no smooth sailing for the education sector in India.
Exams, admission process, classroom sessions could not be conducted as per the actual schedule.
This year too seems to have turned no different for the education sector in this country. Exams got postponed.
Among the postponed exams are, CBSE 12th class exams, college and university exams, higher education entrance exams.
What led to cancellation of exams during the previous year and in the current year is the outbreak of corona virus infections.
12th class exams of CBSE: What will the great decision be?
12th class exams of CBSE are postponed this year too. However, the big question now is will the exams be cancelled or conducted on some other date?
Focus of students and parents is now the 12th class exams of CBSE for this year. They want an answer to the big question ‘Will 12th class exams of CBSE be conducted this year or not?’
A high level meeting was held recently which saw putting forth a proposal of either conducting exams for important subjects alone or conduct exams for all subjects in a reduced time frame.
No conclusion was made with regards to 12th exams of CBSE this year in that high level meeting.
The final decision is to be made on June 1 after analysing the existing situation more deeply and taking into account many other factors.
Sources say, a plea was filed in Supreme Court seeking cancellation of 12th class board exams.
The matter came for hearing before Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari. The plea was adjourned for Monday (May 31).
It is interesting to note that students and parents are also demanding either postponement or cancellation of 12th class exams of CBSE for 2021.
Their demand seems to be genuine. For they feel the moment is not apt for conducting exams as the nation is now witnessing an outbreak of second wave of infections.
Good deal of them have taken to even social media platforms stressing the need for either cancellation or postponement of 12th class exams of CBSE.
Not all students are entertaining the idea of postponing 12th class exams of CBSE. Their view is that an alternative should be worked out instead of considering postponement of exams.
This point has many takers. R. Srinivasa Raghavan, a class 12 teacher says the decision has to be taken quickly so as to enable 12th class students to move to next phase of education.
There is no dearth of students who want the exam date to be extended.
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There are students on the other hand who want the 12th class exams of CBSE to be conducted.
Sources say, a survey conducted recently found that about 75 percent students were favouring exam date extension. About 7 percent of students were saying that the exam should be conducted.
The students from the urban areas favoured online exams or internal assessment.
Their counterparts from the rural belt felt exams could be conducted late but in a conventional manner.
People who are on the positive side say 12th class exams of CBSE can be conducted this year much like how other exams were conducted in 2020.
There is no clarity as of now with regards to exams. Students want answers, for it is their future that is at stake. Their hope is for a good decision.
The only date on which students can obtain answers for their queries in connection with 12th class exams of CBSE is June 1.
Obtaining an answer with regards to 12th class exams of CBSE is of high importance as of now. Only when students get answers in this regard, they will be able to plan their preparation for the board exams and also competitive exams like JEE Mains and NEET UG.