Give weightage to class 10, 11 scores in Class 12 exam results: Sisodia to Education Minister
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday wrote to the Union Education Minister suggesting that the result for class 12 students, whose exams were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, should be tabulated taking into account the marks scored during class 10, 11 and pre-board exams.
The Centre had on June 1 cancelled the CBSE class 12 board exams amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic across the country and decided that the CBSE will take steps to compile the results according to a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner. (PTI)
Uttarakhand cancels Class 12 state board exams in view of Covid situation (ANI)
Students of classes 9, 11 in Delhi to be promoted on basis of mid-term exam scores: Sisodia
Students of classes 9 and 11 whose final could not be completed in view of the second wave of COVID-19 in Delhi will be promoted on the basis of marks obtained in the mid-term examination, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Thursday.
"While students of Class 8 were promoted without any hassle due to the no-detention policy, roadblocks in the promotion of students of classes 9 and 11 needed to be reduced. Annual examinations of classes 9 and 11, which were supposed to be conducted from April 12 onwards, were cancelled by the Delhi Government, keeping in mind the safety and security of students," Sisodia, who is also the education minister, said at a press conference.
Exempt TN from NEET, common entrance exams, allow admissions on HSE marks this year: AIADMK
Insisting that admissions to various courses including medical in Tamil Nadu be allowed based on marks in the higher secondary examination for this year in view of Covid-19, the opposition AIADMK on Thursday again urged the Centre to exempt the state from common entrance examinations including NEET.
UPSC to commence interviews for civil services exam from August 2
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to commence interviews for civil services examination 2020, which were deferred due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, from August 2, according to an official statement.
The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, main and personality test (interview) -- to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said all pending board examinations for Classes 11 and 12 in the union territory have been cancelled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. (PTI)
The Telangana government on Wednesday decided to cancel the Intermediate second year (12th standard) public examinations this year in view of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. (PTI)
Karnataka CET exam to be held on August 28, 29
The Karnataka Common Entrance Test for various vocational courses, including engineering, is scheduled to be conducted on August 28 and 29.
West Bengal state board cancels exams for Class 10, 12 in view of Covid-19
West Bengal state board exams for Class 10 and Class 12 have been cancelled in the wake of Covid-19, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
Last date for uploading the marks of practical/internal assessment for Class 12 exams extended to June 28: CBSE
Schools with pending practical/ internal assessment are permitted to conduct them in online mode only.
'Consider only CET score for professional courses'
A day after announcing that all II PUC students will be promoted with grades, the Primary and Secondary Education department on Saturday wrote to the Higher Education department asking it to consider only the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) marks for admission to professional courses.
Tamil Nadu government cancels class 12 board exams
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced cancellation of class 12 state board examinations and said a committee would be set up to decide on awarding marks to students.
Himachal Pradesh government cancels Class 12 board exams
The Himachal Pradesh government Saturday cancelled the class 12 board examinations for the year 2020-21 and also extended the ongoing 'Corona curfew' till June 14, Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur said.
CBSE panel to submit Class 12 assessment criteria soon
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday constituted a 13-member committee to work out an objective criteria for assessment of class 12 students after their board exams were cancelled.
Odisha cancels class 12 board exams
The Odisha government on Friday announced the cancellation of the class 12 board examinations conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE).
Making the announcement, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the safety of students is more important than the examinations.
The state government has already cancelled the class 10 board examination, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education. -PTI
Karnataka SSLC exams will be conducted probably in 3rd week of July with single paper for core subjects (with MCQs): S Suresh Kumar
Karnataka will not hold PUC 2 examination, all students to be promoted, says S S Suresh Kumar
Maharashtra cancels Class 10, 12 board exams
CBSE evaluation criteria for Class 12 are under consideration and it would take upto 2 weeks: CBSE Secretary
CBSE evaluation criteria for Class 12 are under consideration and it would take upto 2 weeks. Experts would look at all the possibilities and make a decision, saidCBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi. (ANI)
SC directs CBSE, CISCE to place on record objective criteria for assessment of Class 12 students (PTI)
UP 12th Intermediate Board Exams 2021 have been cancelled by the state government today: Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma
Rajasthan government cancels class 10th and class 12th state board exams
(ANI)
Education Ministry to review situation to decide on JEE-Mains, NEET
The Ministry of Education will soon review the situation to decide on conducting the two remaining editions of engineering entrance exams JEE-Mains and medical entrance exam NEET in August, sources said on Wednesday.
"A review meeting is likely to be conducted soon to decide on schedule of the pending editions of JEE-Mains and whether NEET-UG can be conducted on August 1," a source said. - PTI
Call on Maharashtra state board Class 12 exams this week: Minister
Maharashtra school education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Wednesday said a proposal has been sent to the disaster management authority regarding the state board exams for Class 12 students and a decision on the issue will be taken in a couple of days.
She said the issue was discussed at a meeting of the state cabinet here, a day after the Centre cancelled the CBSE Class 12 board exams citing the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
Amid the pandemic which has hit Maharashtra hard, Gaikwad said, students' health remains the top priority for the state government. - PTI
Time to plan about next academic session, how students will be assessed in 2022: Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Wednesday said it is time the government starts planning about how class 10 and 12 students will be assessed in March 2022 considering another academic session could be affected by the Covid pandemic.
His remarks came a day after the Centre announced cancellation of class 12 board exams by CBSE in view of the pandemic situation. The ICSE also cancelled it class 12 board examinations.
"It is time to move on to next year. We cannot deny that another academic session could be Covid affected and we need to plan before it's too late once again," Sisodia told PTI in an interview.
Children off tenterhooks, appropriate call: School principals on cancellation of class 12 boards
School principals on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to cancel class 12 board exams in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is an "appropriate call" and will take children off "tenterhooks". - PTI
MP government cancels class 12 state board exam amid pandemic
The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to cancel the Class 12 state board exam considering the safety of students amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, a day after the Centre decided against holding the class 12 exam for the CBSE board.
The state government had already cancelled the state board exam for students of Class 10. - PTI
Gujarat government cancels state board exams for class 12
Taking a cue from the Centre's decision to cancel the CBSE class 12 board exams amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the Gujarat government on Wednesday decided to cancel the upcoming state board exams for class 12 students.
The state government had recently announced that the class 12 board exams for students of general and science streams will be conducted from July 1 by adhering to the Covid-19 protocol. - PTI
Class 12 boards: Decide fair evaluation criteria soon, say experts
Education experts and stakeholders believe the bigger challenge before the CBSE now is coming up with a fair evaluation criteria for class 12 students whose exams have been cancelled and demanded that the policy is notified soon.
The experts hailed the decision to cancel the board exams which were earlier postponed in view of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. - PTI
Goa government to decide on Class 12 board exams by evening: CM
The Goa government will go through decisions taken by other states and also consult the Union Education Ministry before taking a call on Class 12 Goa boardexamsby Wednesday evening, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. (PTI)
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday demanded that state boards should also cancel examinations like those of the CBSE.
States welcome decision to cancel CBSE Class 12 board exam
The Centre's decision to cancel the CBSE Class 12 boardexamsthis year due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic was welcomed on Tuesday by states which said it was needed for the safety of students and teachers.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the announcement has come as a big relief. (PTI)
Decision on II PU exam soon, says Karnataka Education Minister S Suresh Kumar
The Karnatakagovernment was left anxious on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the cancellation of CBSE exams for class 12.
In a swift turn of events since the announcement, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said that the state government will soon take an appropriate decision on holding II PU exams.
Haryana state board cancels Class 12 exams
The Haryana government has decided to cancel the Class 12 exams conducted by the state board, Education Minister Kanwar Pal said on Tuesday. The decision came shortly after the central government announced cancelling the CBSE Class 12 board exams amid the Covid-19 pandemic
(PTI)
CISCE cancels Class 12 board exams in view of Covid-19 situation
Arvind Kejriwal 'glad' about cancellation of Class 12th board exams
CBSE Class 12 Board examinations cancelled due to Covid-19
In the wake of Covid-19, the CBSE hascancelled Class 12 Board examinations.The Class 12 results will be made as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Modi on Tuesday evening.The prime minister said that students should not be forced to appear for exams in such a stressful situation.
Arvind Kejriwal urges Center to consider cancellation of Class 12 board exams, ahead of PM Modi's meeting
PM Modi to chair meeting on Class 12 Board exams on June 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting regarding Class 12 Board Examinationson Tuesday evening,ANIreportedciting sources.
Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been admitted to AIIMS due to post Covid-19 complications on Tuesday, news agency ANI quoting hospital officials said.
Exams should be conducted for class 12, says RSS affiliate; suggests options can be given to students
With the Centre to take a call on conducting Class 12 board exams within two days, an RSS-affiliated body on education on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to ensure that the exams are held and suggested various options including changing the pattern to objective and allowing students to solve question papers at home or take exams of only 2-3 subjects.
Class 12 exams more important for students than Class 10 exams: Maharashtra government to HC
The Maharashtra government on Monday told Bombay High Court that SSC (Class X) and HSC (Class XII)examscould not be compared as the latter was a relatively more important milestone for students as their careers depended on it.
The state government, in an affidavit, said SSCexamsfor this year were cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak after considering the safety of students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders. (PTI)
NSUI demands age relaxation, extra attempts, vaccination for students appearing in competitive exams
The NSUI on Monday demanded for age relaxation and extra attempts for students appearing in competitiveexamsin wake of the unforeseen delays in examination schedules due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a letter to Union Minister Jitendra Singh, NSUI national president Neeraj Kundan also demanded that vaccinating all students scheduled to appear for upcoming competitive examinations be made a priority. (PTI)
Priyanka Gandhi pens later to Pokhriyal on suggestions from students and parents for Class 12 CBSE exams
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it will take a final decision on the issue of conducting or cancelling class XII CBSE, ICSE Board exam in two days and has sought time till Thursday to place its decision before the court.
The top court has adjourned the case to Thursday, observing that a similar situation last year prompted internal marking instead. (ANI)
Have a nationwide policy for class 12 exams, CM Thackeray urges PM
With students of class 12 restlessly awaiting the decision on conducting board exams, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have a “nationwide policy” for the examinations.
Ficci bats for cancelling class XII board exams due to Covid-19 situation
Industry chamber Ficci has written to the central government to cancel Class XII Board examinations, cautioning that the current situation due to Covid-19 is not conducive for conducting physical examination.
In a letter to HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Ficci President Uday Shankar said an alternate solution should be devised to determine academic progression. (PTI)
Students of Manipal University start hashtags, write to admin to not hold end semester examinations
Students have been tweeting using the hashtag #boycottEndSems
Class 10 UP board exams scrapped, 90-minute test of each subject for class 12 in July proposed
The UP Secondary Education Council on Saturday cancelled board examinations for class 10 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and proposed to take a 90-minute test of each subject for class 12 in the second week of July, if possible.
The detailed examinations scheduled for class 12 board examinations will be announced soon, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said.
In an official statement, he said the council's decision to cancel class 10 examinations would benefit over 29.94 lakh students, allowing their promotion to the next class.
The CICSE which has been completely silent so far about its plan for the class 12 exams, sent out a letter to its affiliated schools on May 27 to submit average of marks obtained by class 12 students in class 11 and during this session.
"The CISCE is in the process of collating and collecting data from all our schools presenting candidates for class 12 examination. You are, therefore, requested to provide the requested information for class 12 candidates," CISCE Secretary Gerry Arathoon said in a letter to school principals marked as "strictly confidential".
Amid continuing demands for cancellation of exams by a large section of students and parents, the ministry had called a high-level meeting last Sunday to deliberate on the issue which was also attended by state education ministers and secretaries
The CBSE had proposed two options -- conducting regular exams for only major subjects at notified centres or holding shorter-duration exams at the school where a student is enrolled.
The proposed timeline for conducting the exams was between July 15 to August 26 and declaring the results in September. States were asked to submit detailed suggestions by May 25.
Majority states opted for the second option which included conducting 90 minutes exams for major subjects at student's home schools. Few states also insisted on vaccinating students before going ahead with the exams.
The Supreme Court will hear on May 31 a plea seeking directions to cancel the class 12 exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) amidst the surge in COVID-19
Class 12 board exams: CBSE, ICSE contemplating options including truncated tests, cancellation
Keeping in mind the Covid-19 situation, the CBSE and CISCE are contemplating various options about the pending class 12 board exams, including cancellation and adopting alternative assessment route or going ahead with the exams in truncated format, according to sources.
"While majority states have favoured the option proposed by the CBSE about shorter duration exams for major subjects in August, the COVID-19 situation is still being reviewed and cancellation of exams and marking students on basis of previous exams is still an option," a source said.
Meanwhile, the CICSE board has asked its affiliated schools to submit average of marks obtained by class 12 students in class 11 and during this session. While there is no clarity from board whether the exercise hints at possible cancellation of exams, schools have already started working to meet the June 7 deadline set by the board.
Goa Board chalks out scheme for Class 10 board exam results
The Goa education board, which cancelled its Class 10 final exams this year, has formulated a scheme for finalising the results of students based on their internal assessment conducted by schools during the academic year and an objective criterion developed by the board.
The Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education's (GBSHSE) executive committee met on Saturday and prepared the scheme, which will have to be followed by all the schools affiliated to it.
The scheme's draft lays down several checks and balances, including de-recognition or penalty for a school if it is found indulging in malpractices while finalising the results of Class 10 students.
SC to hear plea to cancel CBSE 12 board exams at 11am on May 31 (PTI)
SC adjourns plea seeking cancellation of CBSE Class 12 exams for May 31
NSUI stages protest at Ministry of Education, wants 12 Board exams cancelled
The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest at the Ministry of Education on Friday demanding the cancellation of class 12 board examinations in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The student wing of the Congress party said in a statement that the protesters wore PPE kits and followed Covid protocols while raising the slogan "'pehle suraksha, phir pariksha' (first safety, then exams)". (PTI)
West Bengal to hold class 12 exams in July; Class 10 exams in August: Mamata Banerjee
The West Bengal government announced that it would hold board exams for class 12 in the last week of July, and class 10 (or Madhyamik) exams in the second week of August this year, according to multiple reports. The exams — which will be held only for main subjects — will be 90 minutes long feature short-type answer questions.
Telangana to hold state Class 12 exams in mid-July
Telangana govt on Thursday announced that it will hold state Class 12 exams in mid-July. Taking suggestions from a Central meeting, government said theexam will be only for 90 minutes and the students will only answer 50 per cent of the Question Paper. The decisions come in the light of widespread threat of Covid-19.
Class X exams in Andhra Pradesh postponed, govt tells HC
The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday said it was postponing the year-end examinations of Class X, scheduled to be conducted from the first week of June.
The government informed this to the High Court that was hearing a petition filed by some parents seeking cancellation of the Class X examinations in view of the virulent spread of coronavirus.