Latest News! CBSE Class 10th Board Exams Cancelled and Class 12th Postponed

After a high-level meeting between PM Narendra Modi, the Education Minister & top officials today (14 April 2021) CBSE cancelled class 10th Board Exams and postponed class 12th Exam due to surge in covid- 19 cases across the country.  

Ministry of Education said, “The Board Exams for Class Xth to be held from 4th May to June 14th, 2021 are hereby cancelled. The results of Class Xth Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated to him/her on this basis will be given an opportunity to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams”.

Ministry of Education said, “The Board Exams for Class Xth to be held from 4th May to June 14th, 2021 are hereby cancelled. The results of Class Xth Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated to him/her on this basis will be given an opportunity to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams”.

This decision was taken in view of increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. States like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are worst-hit by the pandemic. After registering a steady increase for the 35th day in a row, India recorded 1,84,372 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally of cases to 1,38,73,825, while the number of active cases surpassed the 13 lakh mark. The death toll also increased to 1,72,085 with 1,027 new fatalities, the highest since October 18, last year.

Notably, several states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh have already postponed the board exams in view of the deteriorating Covid-19 situation.

Delhi Chief Minister also welcomed the decision to cancel CBSE class 10th Board Exam and postpone class 12th Exams. He tweeted, “I am glad that the exams have been cancelled/ postponed. This is a great relief for lakhs of students and their parents”.