CBSE: 2021 Board exams to be held in written mode, not online
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) stated that the Board examinations of 2021 will be conducted in the conventional written mode, saying that there was no proposal to conduct the exams online.
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"The Board examinations of 2021 will be in the regular written manner and not online," the CBSE stated.
The officials said that the dates of examination, however, have not been decided yet.
According to the Ministry of Education, "conducting the examinations is important to ensure the progress as well as better future of the students".
This year, amid the pandemic and 'new normal' scheme of things, a wide range of discussions have been underway among students, parents and teachers regarding the examinations.
From registration of Board exams to classroom operations, everything is being conducted virtually.
After this virtual dialogue, the education minister will review the examinations to be held in the states and union territories. In this way, a detailed plan to conduct the examinations will be made according to the orders of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs.
"The biggest challenge is to study with better resolve and will, and to release the results on time so that students do not waste an entire academic year," he said.
Adding, "for the better future of students, it is necessary to conduct examinations across the country on time".
-PTC News
