S. Vishnu Sharma
Exams in 2021 are of high importance and final decision on CBSE class 12 board exam dates and exam format will be announced on June 1.
This means June 1 is the date where final decision about exams in 2021 would be announced.
Students and parents have to wait for June 1 where final decision about exams in 2021 will be announced.
Many exams in 2021 have been postponed owing to COVID-19 situation.
Among the postponed exams in 2021 are state board 12th exams, CBSE 12th exams, higher education entrance exams and recruitment competitive exams.
The high level meeting conducted on 23 May to discuss the probability of conducting various exams in 2021 that have been postponed only appears to have seen no consensus.
Exams in 2021: 12th board exams decision on great June 1
A proposal with two options is said to have been putforth in that meeting with regards to 12th class board exams in 2021.
The first was to conduct exams for a few subjects instead of all.
The second option was to conduct all exams in a reduced time of 1.5 hours instead of usual three hours.
The questions will be of multiple choice and short answer type, say sources.
A few states went against the idea of conducting exams in 2021 as the circumstances were not favourable owing to COVID-19 situation.
States not in favour of conducting exams put a point that virus outbreak posed risks for students and teachers.
Taking safety into consideration, good thing to do is to not conduct exams as of now.
Maharashtra and Delhi were among the states who did not encourage the idea of conducting exams.
However, a few other states of this nation have taken another route.
Tamil Nadu and certain other states said they would conduct exams as per one of the two options mentioned earlier when the situation for conducting the exams was ideal.
Union Education Minister, post meeting, conveyed the message on Twitter that the safety and security of students and teachers is of high importance.
He said the final decision with regards to 12th class exams will be made soon.
There are many indications as of now. Sources say, centre may favour short form of exams, while states are to take their own decisions.
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The move to higher education is determined by student’s performance in 12th class exams.
So most of the students and their parents have their questions surrounding the 12th class exams in 2021.
The exams in 2021 is of high importance. The meeting held to discuss the possibility of conducting exams in 2021 saw the participation of Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The other Union Ministers present were Smriti Zubin Irani and Prakash Javadekar.
Education Ministers and Education Secretaries of several states were also present.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is said to have proposed board exams in 2021 could be held from July 15 to August 26.
The results are to be declared by September. Most of the states have left it to the central government to take a decision.
There will be more discussion as far as the issue of exams in 2021 is concerned before final decision is taken.
The favour seems to be towards conducting the exams in 2021 and not cancelling them. Neither CBSE nor the government is said to be in favour of cancelling exams.
Sources said, exams could be conducted for major subjects, marks for other subjects could be allotted based on internal assessment.
Students who are not satisfied with the marks allotted through the alternative assessment procedure may be given an option to sit for an exam.
Exams in 2021 will be conducted when the situation turns normal. The questions regarding exams in 2021 are still bothering students and their parents.
Needless to say, search is on still for answers. The hope is that answers with regards to exams in 2021 are likely to be obtained on June 1 where final decision regarding exams will be made.
The previous year was no smooth sailing for students and parents as the things never moved as per the schedule.
What caused this? The outbreak of corona virus. Needless to say, the same factor is making its impact felt on the education sector of this country even in the present year.
Host of exams in 2021 (exams to be conducted during this year) were either cancelled or postponed.
The reason that troubled the academic arena last year continues to pose a concern even now.
Earlier, Union Education Minister also sought the views from students, parents, teachers regarding the conducting of board exams in 2021.
The students and parents appear divided as far as exams in 2021 are concerned. Some of them want the tests to be conducted, many others are seeking postponement.
Good deal of students and parents are also demanding cancellation of board exams this year.
Students, parents took to social media to bring out their views about conducting exams during 2021.
The good thing to do as of now is to keep preparing for the exams this year and wait for the final decision.
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