New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia welcomed the decision to cancel CBSE class 10 board exams and postpone class 12 exams in view of a surge in COVID-19 circumstances.
Arvind Kejriwal stated that it’s going to present nice aid to college students and their dad and mom, and tweeted, “I am glad that the exams have been cancelled/postponed. This is a great relief for lakhs of students and their parents.”
Expressing happiness over the event, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia tweeted, “I’m glad that Class 10 exams are being cancelled and dates are being rescheduled for class 12 exams. Like Class 10 students, I appeal to the govt to promote Class 12 students on the basis of internal assessment.”
It’s a giant aid to 30 lakh college students, their dad and mom and academics. Cancellation/postponement of CBSE examination for 10&12 was being demanded by all of us since many days.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 14, 2021
Earlier on Tuesday, Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia had appealed to the Centre to cancel board exams, saying going forward with it may contribute to a big scale unfold of coronavirus infections.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) at this time cancelled class 10 exams and postponed class 12 exams in view of a surge in COVID-19 circumstances.
The exams have been scheduled to be held from May 4.
The decision was taken at a high-level assembly chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary, School and Higher Education Secretaries and different high officers have been current within the assembly.
As per the official assertion, the Prime Minister reiterated that the effectively being of the scholars needs to be the highest precedence for the federal government.
