No decision yet on exams for Class 12

A high-level meet could not arrive at a decision on the pending Class 12 board exams on Sunday, with education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank seeking detailed suggestions from state governments by May 25 and asserting that “an informed, collaborative” final call will be taken at the earliest.

The virtual meeting was convened to decide on the Class 12 board exams and subsequent entrance examinations that were postponed due to the second wave of Covid-19.

After the deliberations, Nishank said, “The meeting was extremely fruitful as we received immensely valuable suggestions.

I have requested the state governments to send me their detailed suggestions by May 25.”

He said the government is committed to the “safety, security and future” of students.

“I thank all the Chief Ministers, Education Ministers and officers associated with the world’s largest education system for participating in the high-level meeting chaired by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh ji. As envisioned by the Prime Minister, the meeting was extremely fruitful as we received immensely valuable suggestions. I have requested the State Governments to send me their detailed suggestions by May 25,” tweeted Pokhriyal.

“I am confident we will be able to arrive at an informed, collaborative decision regarding the Class 12th board exams and remove the uncertainty among students and parents’ minds by informing them of our final decision at the earliest. I want to reiterate that both students’ and teachers’ safety, security, and future are supremely important to us,” the union minister said.

A high-level meeting, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, was held on Sunday to discuss the conduct of CBSE exams for Class XII and entrance examinations for professional courses.

The education ministers and education secretaries of States and Union Territories, chairpersons of state examination boards and stakeholders were present NEW DELHI: