COVID-19 Surge: Govt rethinks holding of offline CBSE Board Exams

The central government and the Education Ministry have been forced to think about the consequences of conducting the CBSE board exams 2021 in offline mode amid the recent surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

Though the board exams for classes 10 and 12 are set to commence from May 4, sources from the Education Ministry were quoted telling The Indian Express that holding the examinations just 20 days from now seems “difficult” due to the Covid-19 surge.

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assumed that the central government and Education Ministry are open to discuss the rescheduling of the CBSE board exams 2021, but the official has confirmed that it is too early to form any such speculations regarding the conduction of the exams.

Students and parents across the country are urging the central government to cancel the CBSE board exams 2021 in offline mode in view of the current surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, which will put the candidates of the exams at risk.