New Delhi: Students from all around the nation are demanding that the CBSE class 10, 12 board exams be cancelled within the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. The exams are at the moment scheduled to be held offline May 4th onwards.
Over 1 lakh college students have signed an internet petition on Change.org demanding the cancellation and postponement of exams. Using the hashtag #CancelBoardExam2021, college students took to Twitter to urge the federal government to heed to their calls for.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Sonu Sood as effectively took to Twitter to enchantment to the federal government to rethink their resolution. See what that they had to say on the matter:
Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi mentioned the choice to conduct the CBSE exams needs to be reconsidered. “In the light of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting #CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions. On how many counts does GOI intend to play with the future of India’s youth?” he tweeted.
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 selections.
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
Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and asserted that will probably be unimaginable to guarantee security of scholars at crowded examination centres. “The Government and the CBSE board might want to consider whether they are prepared to own the legal liability for students or others who might be severely affected by the disease in this manner,” she mentioned.
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 below the prevailing COVID wave. pic.twitter.com/Ai4Zl796il
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 11, 2021
Sonu Sood
Apart from political leaders, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood additionally prolonged his support to college students. “I request everyone to support students who are forced to appear for offline board exams in these tough times. With the number of cases rising to 145k a day I feel there should be an internal assessment method to promote them rather than risking so many lives”, the actor tweeted together with a video enchantment.
I request everybody to support college students who’re compelled to seem for offline board exams in these robust instances. With the variety of cases rising to 145k a day I really feel there needs to be an inner evaluation methodology to promote them reasonably than risking so many lives. #cancelboardexam2021 pic.twitter.com/Taq38B0811
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) April 11, 2021
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena’s chief spokesperson Arvind Sawant requested the Centre to take a typical resolution to be certain that no scholar is at an obstacle. Sawant, in his letter, requested for “urgent intervention” into the matter by Pokhriyal. “Your intervention would mean national consensus, instead of a unilateral decision from any particular state,” it learn.
S Ramadoss
PMK (Paattali Makkal Katchi, a political social gathering in Tamil Nadu) founder S Ramadoss requested the CBSE and Tamil Nadu Board to cancel the tenth and twelfth board examinations as COVID-19 is spreading quick within the state.
In a press release, Ramadoss expressed shock at CBSE authorities gearing up to maintain tenth and twelfth commonplace board exams at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading quick. Ramadoss mentioned if exams are to be held then CBSE can maintain the identical on-line. For Tamil Nadu state board twelfth class exams, Ramadoss mentioned the exams needs to be cancelled and the scholars needs to be declared as go based mostly on their efficiency within the faculty exams.
CBSE confirms that exams to be held as per schedule
However, the CBSE has confirmed that it’s going to conduct class 10, 12 board exams as per the schedule, i.e, from May 4. CBSE controller of examination Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj reiterated that the variety of examination centres has been elevated this 12 months and strict COVID-19 protocols will probably be adopted throughout the nation for the protection of scholars. “For students, focus on your studies, do not listen to any rumour and false pretence,” Bharadwaj mentioned addressing an internet session yesterday.
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