CBSE school students of Class 9, 11 urges Education Ministry to conduct exams online this year

After the details regarding the conduction of the CBSE board exams, 2021 for students of classes 10 and 12 were announced, students from classes 9 and 11 from CBSE schools are getting restless with the uncertainty regarding the conduction of their exams.

The board exams for students of classes 10 and 12 will be conducted in a written format, CBSE has announced. After this announcement, students of classes 9 and 11 are continually pushing for the conduction of online exams.

Many students believe that the schools are not equipped to conduct offline exams amid the ongoing pandemic situation and the conduction of online exams will be safer and would put less academic pressure on the students.

Some students are also suggesting the conduction of the CBSE exams in both online and



offline methods. It has been suggested that the students should be given a choice between the two modes of examination this year.

The schools across the country have been shut down since March 2020 due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is making students anxious about appearing for the offline final examinations this year.

Students have also said that due to the closure of schools and little to no classroom teaching this academic year, it will be difficult to give the exams offline. Here are some tweets from students pushing for online exams this year.

The dates for the CBSE board exams 2021 were released on December 31 by the Education Ministry. As per the schedule, the board exams are set to commence from May 4 and the practical exams will be conducted from March.