26 May
Yesterday, High-level meeting for class 12th board exam between Ramesh Pokhriyal (Education Minister), Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Women and Child), Rajnath Singh (Defence Minister), Prakash Javadekar (Information and Broadcast Minister) with Education Ministers of all states, Educational Secretaries and Chairpersons of the State Examination Board. This meeting is to discuss the class 12th Exam and other major entrance exams for professional courses.
The decision on the class 12th Board exam and other entrance exams has not been taken yet. Educational Minister (Ramesh Pokhriyal) asked state governments to send detailed suggestions and the final call will be taken by June 01, 2021. The class 12th exam 2021 is expected to conduct between July 15 and August 26. Class 12th board result is expected to be released the September. States have asked to hold the class 12th exam as per the prevailing situations.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has written Ramesh Pokhriyal (Education Minister) to consider open book and remote examination for the class 12th exam. National Students Union of India (NSUI) has opposed the Central Government’s decision to conduct the class 12th board exam as per the ongoing pandemic situation.
Decision on Maharashtra HSC exam 2021, MP Board, RBSE, GSEB, UP board, and ICSE class 12 board exams is expected to come shortly.