Background
As India’s covid cases tally has crossed 1.6lakh cases per day, and the CBSE is firm over its decision to conduct board exams from May 4, the parents are concerned over the health safety of their children and have been making appeals for the postponement.
Even many political leaders and Chief Ministers of different states have backed the parents concerns and made appeals to the Education Minister to postpone the upcoming board exams.
Narendra Modi
In the related development Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to hold a meeting with Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and other senior officials in the Ministry on Wednesday to discuss the issue of holding CBSE Board exams amid demand from students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders to cancel it due to Covid-19 surge, said sources.
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Political Environment
Noting devastating second wave of Covid-19, Rahul Gandhi said: "Conducting CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions."
The CBSE decision
Results of Class 10th will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Class 12th exams will be held later, the situation will be reviewed on 1st June by the Board: Ministry of Education