PSEB 12th Exams 2021 cancelled, results likely by July 31

Punjab Board will declare the PSEB 12^th results 2021 as per the pattern of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The Punjab Government cancelled The PSEB Class 12 exams 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) will declare the PSEB 12^th results 2021 as per the pattern of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), said State Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on June 19. It was the need of the hour to take a decision on the final examinations as students and parents were worried about admissions to the higher classes, he said.

This year, nearly 3,08,000 students enrolled in Class 12 in government, aided, and private schools under the PSEB. The Board could not go ahead and conduct the exams due to the challenges and risks posed by coronavirus.

The PSEB will prepare the result according to a 30:30:40 formula based on the student's performance in Classes 10, 11 and 12, respectively. Singla said the PSEB will be drafting the result based on an average 30 per cent theory component of best three performing subjects out of the main five subjects in Class 10 and 30 per cent weightage on the basis of marks obtained by the students in pre-board, practical examination in Class 11 and 40 per cent weightage on the basis marks obtained in pre-board examination, practical examination and internal assessment in Class 12.