New Delhi: The CBSE class 12 exam has been cancelled. The decision was taken after a key meeting chaired by PM Modi with officials and cabinet ministers here on Tuesday.
Several state governments and students have been calling for scrapping the board exam this year. The decision to cancel the exam was taken keeping the interest of the students said government officials.
The Prime Minister Modi tweeted, Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health as well as future of our youth.
The decision comes close on the heels of a petition filed before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) exams amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
It may be noted that a plea by a Delhi-based lawyer Mamta Sharma prayed that notifications issued by ICSE and CBSE postponing Class XII exams to an unspecified date be struck down.
The petitioner instead urged that the exam be scrapped altogether for this academic year and marks be computed using the methodology employed last year.
