#CancelBoardExams2022: Students urge education ministry to cancel board exams amid COVID-19 Surge

After #CancelBoardPariksha, students are now flooding Twitter with #CancelBoardExams2022 urging the authorities to consider that conducting offline exams amid the ongoing pandemic situation would impose health risks on students.

#CancelBoardExams2022: With the increasing number of novel coronavirus cases, the demands for cancellation of board exams 2022 are also going up. After #CancelBoardPariksha, students are now flooding Twitter with #CancelBoardExams2022 urging the authorities to consider that conducting offline exams amid the ongoing pandemic situation would impose health risks on students.

“After studying online for almost throughout the academic session, board exams should be conducted in online mode only. COVID-19 is still spreading, vaccinated people are getting infected with its Omicron variant. With all this chaos, it is not fair to make students appear for exams via offline mode,” says Kavya Sharma, a CBSE Class 12 student.

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From requesting Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to intervene in the matter to sharing old tweets of Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad requesting cancellation of board exams, students are leaving no stone unturn to make their demands heard. Let’s take a look at some tweets posted by students across the country:

Check State-wise Board Exams 2022 Class 10, 12 Schedule

While CBSE 10^th, 12^th board exams 2022 are expected to be conducted in the month of April and May. There are several state boards that have already announced their tentative schedules.

Maharashtra HSC, SSC Board Exams

MSBSHSE has announced to conduct Maharashtra HSC board exams from March 4 and April 7 and Mah SSC board exams from March 15 to April 18.

Bihar Matric, Inter Exams 2022

BSEB 10^th exams will begin on February 17 and conclude on February 24. Similarly, BSEB Inter Exam 2022 will commence on February 1 and end on February 14, 2022. Students must note that Bihar Board will provide an additional cool-off time of 15 minutes to candidates and BSEB papers will be conducted for a three-hour duration.

Assam SEBA Class 10 HSLC Exams

The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) will conduct the High School Leaving Certificate Examinations (HSLC), or Class 10 exams with English on March 15, and will conclude on March 31 with the Language papers.

Karnataka Board Exams 2022

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) informed that the Karnataka SSLC exam 2022 will begin on March 28 and conclude on April 11. The board has said that the Karnataka SSLC timetable is tentative, which means it may be changed depending upon the situation.

Rajasthan RBSE Exams 2022 Class 10, 12

The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) will conduct Class 10 and Class 12 final exams from March 3 strictly adhering to COVID-19 guidelines. It is likely that RBSE 10^th, 12^th board exams 2022 dates will be released in the first week of February. However, the board has postponed the Class 12 practical exams. The Class 12 Practical exams were scheduled to commence from January 17.

Gujarat GSEB Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2022

The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board will conduct GSEB 10^th, 12^th board exams between March 28 and April 12, 2022.

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