Education Minister's interaction with teachers about board exams postponed to December 22

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has postponed his interaction with teachers scheduled for today December 17 to December 22, 2020. Announcing the same, he wrote, "Teachers, I am looking forward to having an insightful interaction with you all on Dec 22 at 4 PM. Please share your queries/suggestions with me using #EducationMinisterGoesLive."

Earlier, the minister announced on his official Twitter handle that he will be going live on December 17 at 4 pm to talk about board examinations with teachers. He wrote, “Dear Teachers, I will be going #live on Dec 17 at 4 PM to talk to you all about the upcoming board exams. Please share your queries/concerns with me using #EducationMinisterGoesLive. I will be happy to address them all.”

This is the second time this month that the Education Minister would go live to interact. Earlier, he interacted with students on December 10 to discuss upcoming board and competitive exams.

In his last interaction, he said that no exams would be cancelled next year, neither the board nor competitive exams. He also said that discussions on reduction of the syllabus are going on and there is a possibility of revising the paper pattern of various board exams. On the new exam pattern and postponement of the exam, the minister said that they will ensure that the students get enough time for preparation.

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