CBSE 12th Exams 2021 postponed, management wants degree admissions to be delayed

Considering the ongoing pandemic situation and increasing number of COVID-19 cases, CBSE has postponed the CBSE 12^th Board Exams 2021 and canceled CBSE 10th Board Exams 2021.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal received a request from the Kerala CBSE School Managements’ Association to direct the state governments to commence the admission for degree/professional courses only after the publication of the results of the Class 12 examination, CBSE 12^th Board Exam Results 2021 by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Considering the ongoing pandemic situation and increasing number of COVID-19 cases, CBSE has postponed the CBSE 12^th Board Exams 2021. Following the same, it is expected that the publication of the results delayed. Meanwhile, the State governments are proceeding with the Class 12 examinations and the admission to the degree classes will start after the publication of the results, according to the letter sent by the association to the Minister.

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The letter further states that “CBSE students will lose their chance for admission to various degree/professional courses, if the admission is completed before the publication of the CBSE Class 12 results 2021. To avoid such injustice to the CBSE students, we requested the Centre to direct the State governments to commence admission to degree/professional courses only after the publication of the CBSE Class 12 results.”

The letter also talked about the anxiety and anxiousness that the students and parents are facing regarding the method of valuation and promotion of the Class 10 students after the examinations were cancelled in view of the pandemic. The association requested the Minister to ask the board to issue necessary guidelines to determine the promotion of the CBSE Class 10 students at the earliest.

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