Cancel Class 12 Board Exams, Evaluate On Past Record: Delhi CM To Centre

Mumbai: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to cancel Class 12 board exams amid COVID-19 and suggested that the students be evaluated on the basis of their past performance.

“Children and parents are very worried about the 12th examination. They want that without vaccination, the 12th examination should not be held. I appeal to the central government that the 12th examination should be cancelled. They should be assessed on the basis of past performance”, the tweet read.

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The Supreme Court on Monday heard a plea seeking a direction to the Central Government, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE, ICSE Class XII examinations after the Central government sought time till Thursday.

The central government told the Supreme Court that it would take a final decision on the issue of conducting or cancelling Class 12 CBSE, ICSE board exams in two days and sought time till Thursday to place its decision before the court.

Official sources said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to preside over a meeting this evening regarding the possibility of the 12th board examinations.

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