CBSE Class 12 exams: PM Modi to chair a meet today evening, says report

Others present at the meeting with brief the PM on all options because of the extensive discussions with all states and other stakeholders, ANI quoted government sources as saying.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Tuesday evening to deliberate upon conducting CBSE Class 12 board examinations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a news report said.

Others present at the meeting will brief the PM on all options because of the extensive discussions with all states and other stakeholders, ANI quoted government sources as saying. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to Central Government to cancel board exams for Class 12 students and to assess the students based on their past performance.

"Children and parents are very worried about the 12th examination. They want that without vaccination, 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.

Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has previously stated that any decision on the conduct of Class 12 examinations will be taken after extensive consultations with all stakeholders. Nishank held a high-level meeting on the matter on May 23 with education ministers of all states and union territories, as well as state education boards and representatives from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). 

After the meeting, the minister had informed that most states were in favour of conductingb the exams, while Maharashtra suggested that non-examination routes should be examined. The governments of Delhi and Karnataka had suggested that students could be vaccinated before they give their Class 12 exams. The education minister had said that a decision will be taken on June 1. 

Earlier today, Pokhriyal was admitted to AIIMS New Delhi because of post-Covid complications, which suggests that the decision on Class 12 examinations could be delayed. 

The CBSE had on April 14 announced cancellation of class 10 exams and postponement of class 12 exams in view of the surge in coronavirus cases.

The Ministry of Education had recently sought detailed suggestions from the states and union territories till on the proposals discussed in a high-level meeting held on the issue.

The government has informed the Supreme Court, which is hearing a plea seeking the exam's cancellation, it will take a final decision by June 3.