Nevertheless, even among the 29 states that choose Option B or have actually consented to support the ministrys choice, some have actually developed riders. States such as Punjab, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Daman and Diu have recommended that the assessment needs to be held just after all students and teachers are vaccinated.

As first reported by The Indian Express on Wednesday, the Education Ministry, in the national consultation hung on Sunday with all states, has suggested that it is leaning towards Option B or the truncated examination format.

Under Option A, examinations for the 19 major subjects will be kept in the “existing format” at designated evaluation centres, while marks for minor subjects are to be calculated based upon performance in significant subjects. The three states that chose this format are found out to have actually justified their choice on the ground that trainees may not be comfortable with last-minute changes in the examination format.

Under Option B, examinations for significant topics will be carried out in the trainees own schools, instead of at designated centres, and each test will be for a shorter duration of 90 minutes.

Kerala General Education Secretary Mohammed Hanish informed The Indian Express that the state has actually interacted its preparedness to conduct the CBSE Board exam. “We have not taken any stand on the two alternatives recommended by the CBSE Board. It was left to the Board to decide. Kerala has a track record of carrying out state Board tests after guaranteeing
We are totally prepared to carry out the examinations”.

While Uttarakhand, Assam and Uttar Pradesh are likewise all right with holding CBSE Board examinations, they have expressed issues that holding exams in July may accompany the monsoon.

Kerala General Education Secretary Mohammed Hanish told The Indian Express that the state has actually communicated its readiness to conduct the CBSE Board test. Kerala has a track record of conducting state Board tests after guaranteeing
social distancing and other
Covid-19 procedure,” he said.

The states shared the composed feedback at the wish of the Union federal government, which initially held a nationwide consultation on the topic on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar and Women and Child Minister Smriti Irani.

While the minister firmly insisted that students safety was the governments top concern, he also emphasised the risks of promoting students without “reliable evaluation”.– With ENS inputs

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh have asked for the Union government not to introduce too many modifications in the pattern of the concern paper.

While Kerala and Assam have actually likewise discussed vaccination in their feedback, their support for holding Board evaluation doesnt depend upon it. In their letter to the Education Ministry, Delhi and Maharashtra, too, emphasised the significance of vaccinating trainees and teachers.

In their feedback to the Education Ministry today, as many as 32 states and Union Territories (UTs) have supported CBSEs proposal to go on with the Class 12 Board assessment, with just 4– Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa, and Andaman & & Nicobar– categorically opposing pen-and-paper evaluations, The Indian Express has learned.

By Wednesday, all states and UTs, except Odisha, had actually shared their feedback with the Union federal government.

Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal stated, “As the Union government has actually announced, we are likewise in favour of conducting Class 12 exams. We shall do it appropriately, as per guidelines received from the Union government. We are totally ready to carry out the examinations”.

Of the 32 that have actually said yes to the exams, about 29 uts and states have either suggested a choice for CBSEs Option B or accepted support the Centres decision on the matter. Only Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana have actually indicated a choice for Option A, or the existing format.

In Sundays conference, Pokhriyal had actually underlined the significance of the school-leaving evaluation, which was echoed by senior officers of the ministry.

The Education Ministry will collate the feedback and announce a decision on the Board examinations next week, by June 1.

CBSE had actually proposed two alternatives to the Education Ministry for conducting the Class 12 Board examinations for 19 significant subjects.