Board Examination

Cancelling the grade X board exams, CBSE, on April 14 postponed class XII examinations. After a meeting with PM Narendra Modi, the education ministry stated that class X students will be promoted based on the objective criteria, yet to be decided. Ministry also provisioned an extra opportunity for students to later sit for exam if dissatisfied. The officials will announce Class XII exam dates after reviewing the COVID conditions.

CBSE and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) board have confirmed to conduct board examination through conventional method. However, the officials have assured to increase examination centres by 40-50%, and take necessary COVID-19 measures. The response came after the students protested over twitter using '#cancelboardexams2021' and filled virtual petitions. Earlier, CBSE had permitted students to … read-more

The Maharashtra Education Department (MED) is considering whether the exams of HSC and SSC must be postponed by a few weeks, citing the sudden surge of covid-19 cases in the state. Though they haven't made a final decision yet, however, students and teachers are urging the government to conduct the exams in May for the safety of the students. A decision is expected to be made by April 9.

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal apprised that the CBSE may modify the learning and assessment ecosystem for students undertaking Board examinations. The assessments will be more skill-oriented and the learning environment will mostly be based on holistic experiments. Meanwhile, board examination would evaluate the conceptual knowledge and its real-life application. Reportedly, CBSE has already taken few initiatives by incorporating… read-more

The fourth edition of PM Narendra Modi's 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' will go global this year and include international students. This year's event will be conducted virtually due to the pandemic and students can send their questions on ‘MyGov’ platform till March 14. Interestingly, apart from students, teachers and parents can also participate in the 2021 season. In this regard, PM Modi tweeted, “It’ll be a fun filled discussion on an otherwise… read-more