The minister said unlike classes, the board exams would not be held online since “many schools are in rural areas”, adding that exams would not be postponed either.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, during an interaction with teachers on Tuesday, said he Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for classes 10 and 12 will not be held till February end.
However, Mr Pokhriyal added that the board exams would be held later, but did not indicate when.
“The CBSE board exams will be conducted on a reduced syllabus. There will also be 33 per cent internal choice in the exam. Thirty per cent of the total syllabus has been scrapped. While some states have declared as much, others are likely to make an announcement soon,” Mr Pokhriyal said in online interaction.
The minister said unlike classes, the board exams would not be held online since “many schools are in rural areas”, adding that exams would not be postponed either.
“We cannot allow COVID-19 to impact students and have them labelled as COVID-era students who cleared the classes without any examination. We have organised JEE, NEET exams this year. It was one of the biggest examination conducted amid COVID-19 pandemic,” the minister said in response to a teacher’s query.
Initially scheduled for December 17, Tuesday’s webinar was meant to answer queries about whether the CBSE board exams would be conducted online or offline and addresses teachers’ concerns shared on Twitter.
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