CBSE 12th Exam HIGHLIGHTS: Class 12th Exam Cancelled, Result On Basis Of 'Objective Criteria'
CBSE Board 12th Exam 2021: CBSE Board Class XII examinations cancelled details here. Earlier on May 28, the plea regarding the cancellation of CBSE and CISCE class 12 board examinations was heard by the bench. The bench later adjourned the hearing till May 31, 2021, and asked Advocate Mamta Sharma to serve the advanced copy to Centre, CBSE, and CISCE.
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CBSE Board 12th Exam 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the CBSE class 12 board examination in wake of the widespread of the covid-19 disease across the country. He further added that the decision has been taken in the interest of the students.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting on the prospects of conducting the class 12 board examinations amidst the covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday evening.
Earlier on May 31, the plea regarding the cancellation of CBSE and CISCE class 12 board examinations was heard by the Supreme Court bench. The bench later adjourned the hearing till June 3, 2021, after the Central government asked for the time to take a final decision regarding the matter.
Advocate Mamta Sharma has filed the petition, asking the court to frame an objective methodology for the declaration of Class 12 results within a specific time frame. "In view of the unprecedented health emergency and rising numbers of the Covid-19 cases in the country, the conduct of examination, either offline or online or blended in upcoming weeks is not possible, and delay in the examination will cause irreparable loss to the students as time is the essence in taking admission in higher education courses in foreign universities," the plea said.
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