HSC EXAMS - 2021
HSC EXAMINATION –
2021
Maharashtra state board of secondary and higher
secondary education board
Maharashtra:
Uncertainty over HSC exams
Barely three weeks before the scheduled exams, HSC (Class 12) students
in the state are still unsure about whether or not their exams will take place
amid high Covid-19 infections and the resultant lockdown
Students said the
state government’s delay in declaring the status of exams is causing severe
anxiety and confusion at the last minute. “We have been studying for the entire
year and still do not have any clarity on whether or not exams would take place
offline. The government should not wait anymore and should announce its
decision immediately,” said an HSC aspirant.
On April 12, the
state government had postponed HSC exams to the end of May and SSC exams to
June. However, following CBSE’s decision to cancel Class 10 exams and a similar
decision from ICSE, IGCSE and IB there was growing pressure to cancel exams
from students and parents to ensure equivalence across boards which is key at
the time of admissions to colleges. On April 20, Class 10 exams were declared
cancelled by the state government and students will now be marked based on
internal assessments. However, the government continued to say that HSC exams
will be conducted as per the schedule.
Over the last
several days, the education department has been holding numerous consultation
meetings with various stakeholders including schools, teachers and parents to
come up with a formula for internal assessments. However, a decision on the
formula and the conduct of Class 12 exams is yet to be arrived at. “Meetings
are on and an announcement in this regard will be made soon,” said an official
from the education department.
Many students urged
the education department to cancel exams for Class 12 altogether. They also
participated in a Twitter storm recently with a hashtag- #cancel12th boardexams
Let us see what
decision will come from the government side relating to board examination but
whatever it may be to conduct exam or not to conduct exam it should be given
soon so that the confusion in the minds of students and parents can be over.
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