New Delhi: Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will be announcing the CBSE Board exams 2021 dates on December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Education informed on Twitter.
Soon after Education Minister announced that exams won’t be conducted till February, several students of Classes 10 and 12 have been demanding a final datasheet for CBSE Board exams 2021.
Each year, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) holds exams in the months of February and March and releases the date sheet in November.
However, this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBSE Board exam time table has been delayed.
?Attention Students & Parents!
Union Minister of Education Shri @DrRPNishank will announce the date when the exams will commence for students appearing for #CBSE board exams in 2021.
Follow the twitter handle ‘@DrRPNishank‘ to stay updated! pic.twitter.com/Qa4UzRyqO5
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) December 26, 2020
Education Minister took to Twitter and said, “I will announce the date when the exams will commence for students appearing for #CBSE board exams in 2021. Stay tuned.”
?Major announcements for students & parents!
I will announce the date when the exams will commence for students appearing for #CBSE board exams in 2021.
Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/Lvp9Lf0qsT
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) December 26, 2020
Mr Pokhriyal has recently notified in a live discussion with teachers on Dec 22 that the CBSE board exams would be held after February and in offline mode.
“The practical exams are usually held between January 1 and 15 while the optional exams are conducted between February 15 and mid-March. However, taking into account the present situation, it is impossible to conduct the exams till the end of February. We will make a final decision on the exam dates as to when will the exams can be held after February,” he had said.
Education Minister had also said that if students cannot visit their schools to do lab work, alternatives to practical exams will have to be explored. He also assured students that “our government is in favour of students”.
Considering the difficulties students are facing while availing online classes in remote areas, it will be difficult for the students to take online exams, the minister said. “Many CBSE schools are in rural areas. Hence, the upcoming 2021 exams cannot be held online,” Mr Pokhriyal said.
In his webinar held on December 10, Mr Pokhriyal answered questions about NEET 2021, JEE 2021 and board exams 2021. He announced that JEE 2021 will be conducted in four sessions in the next academic year.
