Promote CBSE Class 10, 12 students on basis of internal marks, Delhi asks Centre

The Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said through social media that he has requested the Ministry of Human Resource Development to promote the students of CBSE 10^th and CBSE 12^th on the basis of their internal assessment marks. "It will not be possible to conduct the remaining exams of CBSE 10^th and CBSE 12^th so, the children should be passed on the basis of internal exams only just like the students of 9^th and 11^th have been passed,” Sisodia tweeted.

Moreover, the Minister has also proposed that the syllabus for the next academic year be slashed by 30% and the national entrance examinations such as JEE and NEET be held on the basis of the reduced syllabus. He also said that the Delhi Government has asked the Centre a timeslot of 3 hours on Doordarshan and AIR FM for the teachers to conduct online classes for the students of Delhi.

This comes after a meeting was conducted between the HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and the state education ministers. This was the first meeting of the education ministers after the lockdown was put into force on March 25 to curb the spread of Coronavirus. 

Check out the Minister's tweets below:

Moreover, The HRD Minister has also urged the States to start the evaluation process of the answer sheets of the board exams. He also said that the Mid-day meals will be provided to the students even during the summer vacation in schools.

On April 1, 2020, the Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had announced that the CBSE will be conducting examinations for classes 10 and 12 for only 29 main subjects which are essential for promotion and admission to Higher Educational Institutions. 

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