<p>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.</p>.<p>The state government had already cancelled the state board exam for students of Class 10.</p>.<p>"The class 12 board exams (organised by the MP Board of Secondary Education) for the year 2020-21 will not be held this year. The life of students is precious for us. We can take care of their career later," Chouhan said in a video statement posted on Twitter after holding a meeting with officials.</p>.<p>Chouhan said it was not appropriate to put a mental burden of examination on children amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>He said the option to take the examination will be available for interested students after the pandemic.</p>.<p>"This option will be open for those students who want to appear in exams in a bid to improve their scores. After the end of the pandemic, such students can appear in the exam," Chouhan said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said a group of ministers has been constituted to decide how class 12 students can be evaluated.</p>.<p>Chouhan said the state government had already cancelled the Class 10 exam of the state board.</p>.<p>"The results of the Class 10 students of the state board will be declared based on an internal valuation," he said.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the Central government decided to cancel the CBSE Class 12 board exams at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic in the country.</p>.<p>As of Tuesday, the tally of Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh stood at 7,81,108 and the overall death toll was 8,112, the state health department said.</p>
<p>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.</p>.<p>The state government had already cancelled the state board exam for students of Class 10.</p>.<p>"The class 12 board exams (organised by the MP Board of Secondary Education) for the year 2020-21 will not be held this year. The life of students is precious for us. We can take care of their career later," Chouhan said in a video statement posted on Twitter after holding a meeting with officials.</p>.<p>Chouhan said it was not appropriate to put a mental burden of examination on children amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>He said the option to take the examination will be available for interested students after the pandemic.</p>.<p>"This option will be open for those students who want to appear in exams in a bid to improve their scores. After the end of the pandemic, such students can appear in the exam," Chouhan said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said a group of ministers has been constituted to decide how class 12 students can be evaluated.</p>.<p>Chouhan said the state government had already cancelled the Class 10 exam of the state board.</p>.<p>"The results of the Class 10 students of the state board will be declared based on an internal valuation," he said.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the Central government decided to cancel the CBSE Class 12 board exams at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic in the country.</p>.<p>As of Tuesday, the tally of Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh stood at 7,81,108 and the overall death toll was 8,112, the state health department said.</p>