New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (April 13, 2021) appealed to the Centre to cancel the upcoming CBSE 2021 board exams due to a spurt in the COVID-19 cases.
“6 lakh children in Delhi are going to write CBSE exams. Nearly 1 lakh teachers will be a part of it. These can become major hotspots leading to the large-scale spreading of Corona. Children’s lives & health is very important to us. I request Centre to cancel CBSE exams.” Kejriwal mentioned.
The Delhi CM added, “Some alternative methods could be thought of. Children can be promoted this time on the basis of either an online method or internal assessment. But CBSE exams should be cancelled.”
बढ़ते कोरोना मामलों पर सरकार सतर्क है और हर ज़रूरी कदम उठा रही है | Press Conference | LIVE https://t.co/DU5XMgL5yJ
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 13, 2021
Earlier on April 11, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had additionally appealed to the central authorities to rethink conducting the CBSE board exams in view of the continuing second wave of COVID-19 throughout India.
He took to his official Twitter account to level out that each one stakeholders have to be consulted earlier than making sweeping choices and mentioned “In the light of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions.”
In the sunshine of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting #CBSE exams have to be reconsidered. All stakeholders have to be consulted earlier than making sweeping choices.
On what number of counts does GOI intend to play with the way forward for India’s youth?
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2021
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had additionally written a proper letter to the Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ asking him to rethink permitting the CBSE to conduct exams amid the present surge in COVID-19 cases.
देश भर में कोरोना के बढ़ते मामलों के बीच छात्रों व उनके अभिवावकों ने CBSE परीक्षा 2021 को लेकर कुछ वाजिब चिंताएं जाहिर की हैं।
My letter to the Minister of Education @DrRPNishank asking him to rethink permitting the CBSE to conduct board exams beneath the prevailing COVID wave. pic.twitter.com/Ai4Zl796il
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 11, 2021
The CBSE Class 10 exams are scheduled to be performed between May 4 and June 7, and between May 4 and June 15 for Class 12 college students. However, due to the prevailing coronavirus wave, there have additionally been calls for from college students and fogeys to postpone the CBSE board exams.
