Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' is to hold a live session on December 10 at 10 AM in order to speak about the upcoming board examinations.
Moreover, he has stated that anyone can raise their concern and even make suggestions over the conduct of the CBSE examinations as well as other competitive exams like NEET and JEE. Ahead of the session, the Union Minister had asked the people to share their worries with the Education Ministry in a bid to help them.
Furthermore, he shared a video on Twitter, congratulating the teachers and parents for their help to the students because of which they have adapted to the online modes of education amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Dear Teachers, Parents & Students, happy to share that I am going live on Dec10 at 10 am to talk about upcoming competitive/board exams with you.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) December 6, 2020
Drop your concerns below using #EducationMinisterGoesLive. pic.twitter.com/oThssOJBTE
Meanwhile, Sanyam Bhardwaj, the Controller of Examinations, CBSE, asserted that as of now the board has no plans to delay the board examinations 2021. This comes in the midst of growing speculations with regards to the CBSE examinations. Moreover, Bhardwaj confirmed that the class 10 and 12 examinations will be held in the months of February and March.
His statement comes a week after CBSE confirmed that the board examinations 2021 would be conducted offline. The CBSE’s Controller or Examinations further added that there is a possibility that students will get more gap days between their exams than last year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
On the other hand, Varsha Gaikwad, Maharashtra Education Minister, speaking to the media had earlier stated that the class 10 and class 12 board examinations will be conducted in the offline mode only.