THE CENTRAL Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) revealed on Wednesday that the 2021 board evaluations for class 10 and 12 will certainly be held just in the offline mode-- and not online-- "as and when" they are carried out. This is the initial major update by the CBSE on the 2021 board examinations for classes X and XII pupils. It is yet to announce if there will certainly be any kind of adjustment in timeline for the conduct of these tests, which usually begin in between mid-February and early-March.
"No decision has actually been taken pertaining to the days for conduct of board exams, and also consultations with stakeholders are still in process. The exams, as and also when they are to be conducted, will certainly be in offline setting and not in online mode. The examinations will certainly be performed following all Covid procedures," the board claimed in a statement.
The board additionally said that it will need to explore options to practical exams if trainees are unable to do practicals in their institutions before the examinations.
It is being reported that school educators are stressed that although teaching-learning is being conducted online-- with differing degrees of success in different institutions-- the failure of pupils to participate in institution is having an unfavourable influence on the functional element of the trainees' educational program.
While some states have enabled institutions to re-open for students of courses IX to XII in November, a lot of states, including Delhi, have decided to keep them closed.
Schools across the country were closed from mid-March when the nation entered into a nationwide lockdown as a safety measure against the Covid-19 pandemic. This lockdown likewise interrupted the 2020 board examinations mid-way. The board had actually decided to qualify students on the basis of this abbreviated exam and results were announced based on the truncated exams held in March. In September, it conducted physical exams and re-examinations for class XII trainees that wished to boost their scores.
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