Both the government-run and private school administrations in the national capital have recommended that the CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021 should be cancelled in view of the severe pandemic situation, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, said on Saturday.
Sisodia’s statement came after he held a meeting on Saturday with the principals and teachers of both Delhi government-run and private schools of the national capital to discuss and solicit suggestions on the matter.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is scheduled to chair a virtual meeting with the state education ministers and senior officials to discuss the Class XII board exams on Sunday.
The Delhi Deputy Chief Minister also conducted an Instagram Live to take suggestions of students and parents on the matter.
According to an official press release, the consensus that emerged from all the meetings with these key stakeholders was that in the absence of vaccines to children, conducting…