CBSE 12th Exams 2021: Vaccination or Cancellation, Delhi Govt's suggestion to Centre on Class 12th Board Exam

Latest Update: The CBSE Class 12 examinations have been cancelled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The same has been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1, 2021. Read Here

"If Centre and state government get on the task together all Class 12 students and teachers involved in the examination process can be vaccinated within three to four weeks," he added.

"If the government feels it's not feasible to vaccinate students at present then I strongly advocate that the exams should be cancelled and results should be tabulated as per scores obtained in last three years by students -- Class 10, 11 and 12," he said.

He also suggested in his letter that the government should call a high-level meeting next month to start discussing the examination format for the 2022 exams.

"We should start preparations already for next year keeping all circumstance in mind," he said.

With several students and parents demanding cancellation of the CBSE Class 12 Exam 2021 amid the rise in coronavirus cases in India, the Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had sought suggestions from the states in this regard.

The CBSE has proposed conducting the exams between July 15- August 26 and the CBSE 12th Result 2021 to be declared in September.

The board also proposed two options: conducting regular exams for 19 major subjects at notified centres or conducting shorter duration exams at respective schools where students are enrolled.

Mr Sisodia said in his letter on Tuesday, "The two options proposed by the centre are not an answer to the challenges posed by the new strain of coronavirus. To ask students to be ready to write exams is not only insensitive but also fatal. Hence, we should consider either vaccination or cancellation." He had made similar demands on several occasions earlier as well.