No board exams for Classes 5 and 8 this year, states Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that there will be no board examinations for students of Classes 5 and 8. This comes amidst strong reservations against the government's proposal to hold board examinations for the students of said classes by the CBSE and CISCE. Parents of students in the concerned classes had also expressed reservations about the government's



proposal.

Parents of the students had held a protest against the government's decision in Gurugram on Sunday.

They had claimed that a board examination would lead to added pressure on the children whose studies have already been impacted by Covid-19.

They have also said that the proposed syllabus by the BSEH is very different from the syllabus being taught in many schools.