CBSE Board Exam: As the nation witnesses a constant rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, lakhs of students and their parents demand the cancellation of the CBSE Class 12 board exam 2021. Marks should be awarded on the basis of internal assessment, say students on Twitter using #cancelboardexam.
With 3.43 lakh people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 2,40,46,809, while the death toll rose to 2,62,317 with 4,000 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
Highlighting the risk involved in offline examinations, advocate Mamta Sharma had filed a plea in the Supreme Court on May 14 seeking cancellation of Class 12 board exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).
The petition seeks an “objective methodology” instead of exams to declare the results of Class 12 students. It said the delay in Class 12 exams will also affect the university admission process.
“Conducting Class 12 board examination is not possible because of surging COVID-19 cases. Even online or offline examination not feasible because of an unprecedented pandemic. Delay in the declaration of Class 12 results will hamper students taking admission in foreign universities. CBSE and CISCE must devise an objective methodology to declare the results within the specified time otherwise it will affect around 12 lakh students”, the petition reads.
CBSE on Friday has also clarified it is yet to take any decision for Class 12 students. The board said any decision, when taken, will be communicated officially.
“It is clarified that no such decision has been taken regarding CBSE class 12 examinations as being speculated in certain sections of the media. Any decision taken in this matter will be officially communicated to the Public,” the CBSE said.
Here's what CBSE students are saying:
#CBSE CBSE NOT CANCELLING PAPER
— Vivek🇮🇳 (@Vivek31029554) May 14, 2021
12TH STUDENTS BE LIKE 🥴 pic.twitter.com/DslMxL2bmu
#CBSE exam might get cancel
— SURYA (@Suryasaharan) May 14, 2021
Students right now- pic.twitter.com/ykXJyP0Fet
Class 12th students after watching this trend on twitter once again...#CBSE pic.twitter.com/dtd2GLKi6K
— Aishwarya Gaurav (@AishwaryaGaura4) May 14, 2021
#CBSE
— andhbhakt ka baap (@MdKhan54667632) May 14, 2021
12th class students still waiting for cancle exam pic.twitter.com/T2P01h8myT
Some of these memes are hilarious.
🚨 FOLLOW @STUDENTSDUNION 🚨#CBSE has made a Frame Work for Internal assessment of Class 10th students after Exam cancellation.
— #saveboardstudents (@STUDENTSDUNION) May 14, 2021
Same internal assessment can be applied for class 12 students also.
Postponement is not the solution#CancelExamsSaveStudents#saveboardstudents pic.twitter.com/ZVnW57Ezom
#CBSEGovt officials after seeing #CBSE trends again pic.twitter.com/hdPAQtuE8h
— Pranjal Verma 007 (@Pranjal94359241) May 14, 2021
My situation right now #CBSE pic.twitter.com/Q6XZ9HxU9U
— P R A S H A N T 🇮🇳 (@Prashan21186763) May 14, 2021
#CBSE students looking at future be like: pic.twitter.com/Kjrg7CUaGJ
— Avni (@_Avni05) May 14, 2021
CBSE had earlier said that a decision for Class 12 students will be taken in June.
#CBSE #DONTIGNORE12THSTUDENTS
— Chill guyss😎 (@jst4fun45) May 14, 2021
*Me and my friends waiting for 1st june be like: pic.twitter.com/rCAsfdt4Yl
Students to #CBSE board pic.twitter.com/Rhb0FHZ4Ys
— SURYA (@Suryasaharan) May 14, 2021
#CBSE might cancel board exams #cbseboardexams2021
— नाम में क्या रखा है (@_pahadii_) May 14, 2021
Le backbenchers ; pic.twitter.com/uDS5TTphU6
“It's high time for CBSE to cancel the board 12th exams,” said a student.
It's high time for #CBSE to cancel the board 12th exams.Higher authorities should consider us as human with emotions not with robots with AI.2nd wave has already snatched many closedones of students.Please make us stress free.We are not in correct frame of mind of giving exams.🙏
— Rana Naskar 🇮🇳 (@rananaskar07) May 14, 2021
#CBSE just so you know I have forgot everything that I learnt..... so I am not in the mood for this
— Pancake Nation⁷🧈 (@kunsang04) May 14, 2021
Cancel .....maybe not
Cancel.....maybe not thingy
Come on give us a final decision pic.twitter.com/I2R3B0n7VT
#CBSE students waiting for decision be like: pic.twitter.com/V8sl3sB5SH
— Avni (@_Avni05) May 14, 2021
