PIB has stated that claims that there will be no board exams for Class 10 under the new education policy are fake. Stating that the Ministry of Education has not issued any order on scrapping Class 10 board exams, The PIB fact check said that the social media message claiming “10th board is over” is fake.
No Class 10 board exams under NEP 2020? Well, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has refuted the reports claiming that the new education policy will scrap board exams for Class 10. PIB has stated that claims that there will be no board exams for Class 10 under the new education policy are fake. Stating that the Ministry of Education has not issued any order on scrapping Class 10 board exams, The PIB fact check said that the social media message claiming “10th board is over” is fake.
It is advisable not to believe all and every piece of information available on WhatsApp as a message on the social media application, Whatsapp, claimed that the cabinet has approved the new education policy and there are some changes in it. The Whatsapp message claimed that board exams will only be conducted for Class 12. The message appeared to be “forwarded many times”.
“A #Whatsapp message claims that according to the New Education Policy, there will be no board exams for class 10th. #PIBFactCheck: This claim is #fake. EduMinOfIndia has not issued any such order,” PIB fact check tweeted.
“The Cabinet has given green signal to the New Education Policy. After 34 years, there has been a change in the education policy. The notable features of the new education policy are as follows: Special and important things: Board will be in 12th class only. MPhil will be closed. College degree of 4 year. 10th board is over. MPhil will also be closed,” read the Whatsapp message.
The message further said, “Now students up to 5th standard will be taught in mother tongue, local language and national language only. The rest of the subject, even if it is in English, will be taught as a subject.”
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