The Central Board of Secondary Education will be taking a decision on June 1 whether to conduct the CBSE Class 12 exams and how to do it. The board has offered two options for conducting the exams. While CBSE has decided to conduct exams only of 19 major subjects, it may do so in two manners.
Exams at notified centers or conducting shorter duration exams of 90 minutes instead of 3 hours at the respective schools where students are enrolled. In a high-level meeting held on Sunday between the centre and the states. Union Education Minister as well as Education Ministers from all the states were present in the meeting.
As per the official report, most of the states were in favour of conducting the exams. The exams are likely to be conducted between July 15 and August 26.The final decision, however, is likely only by June 1. The centre has asked the state governments to consider the options presented and deliberate on the same. The final feedback is to be submitted to the centre by May 25. Once the consensus is received, the board and Ministry of Education would analyse the same and announce the final decision.
As per sources, the examinations proposed would be conducted in two phases. If a student is unable to attend the exam in Phase 1, then he/she would be able to appear for the exam in phase 2. If conditions are conducive, the Phase 1 is proposed between July 15 to August 2 and the second phase from August 8 to August 26.
The result, as per the board, can be declared within 15 days. Most of the states were in the favour of second option while some even favoured a mix of two. A few states like Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala asked for vaccination of students before examination. All eyes are now at the Education Ministry and the final decision which is now expected by June 1.
