Delhi reiterates its demand for postponement of CBSE exams
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday wrote to HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank regarding the plan of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct the remaining exams of class 10 and 12 in July amid coronavirus pandemic. The letter reads, "Using school buildings between July 1-15 and ensuring that all eligible students take their exam will be difficult."
In his letter, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia requested the HRD Minister to 'declare that the exam in 29 subjects proposed to be conducted in July won't be conducted at all. "For results in these subjects, CBSE may rely upon previous school-based internal assessments which includes periodic tests, term exam, etc," he stated.
The daily number of coronavirus cases has been rising and the total number of cases now stands at 44,688, as of June 16. This is likely to rise to 5.5 lakh by July 31, it stated. The letter further added that "In such a situation, if a candidate or someone in the family tests positive, he or she will have to skip the exam causing further distress.
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Currently, there are 242 containment zones in Delhi which will rise further. Though, as per the current plan of CBSE, a school in this zone will not be used as an exam center but there is no clarity on how a child from this zone will come out to take the exam, the letter added.
-PTC News
