CBSE Board Exams Date 2021 to be announced on December 31; know more here

Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal will announce the CBSE Board exams 2021 date on December 31, 2020 at 6 pm. Read below to know what he shared on Twitter

CBSE Board exams 2021 date will be shared by the Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal on December 31, 2020 on Twitter, informed the Ministry of Education. The announcement will be made at 6 pm. Soon after Education Minister announced that exams won’t be held till February, several students of Classes 10 and 12 have been demanding the release of final datesheet for CBSE Board exams 2021. Every year, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases the CBSE datesheet in November and conducts the board examinations in the months of February and March. However, this year due to the COVID19 pandemic, the release of board exam time table has been delayed.

To rest the curiosity of students, Education Minister took to Twitter to share that he will be announcing the date for the commencement of examinations for students appearing for CBSE board exams in 2021 for Classes 10th and 12th. The screenshot of the tweet has been shared below:

In the live interaction with teachers on December 22, Pokhriyal informed teachers that the CBSE board exams will be conducted after February and in offline mode. “The practical exams are usually held between January 1 and 15 while the optional exams are conducted between February 15 and mid-March. However, taking into account the present situation, it is impossible to conduct the exams till the end of February. We will make a final decision on the exam dates as to when will the exams can be held after February,” he had said.

He also shared that if students cannot visit their schools to do lab work, alternatives to practical exams will have to be explored.

Considering the difficulties students are facing while availing online classes in remote areas, conducting online examinations will be difficult. “Hence, the upcoming 2021 exams cannot be held online," he informed.

Keep visiting this page regularly to stay updated on the release of CBSE board exam date 2021.

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