The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea in search of cancellation of Time period-2 examinations for sophistication 10 and 12 in offline mode in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dismissing the enchantment, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justices AM Khanwilkar and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar mentioned such a petition creates “false hope” and “confusion” for all college students.
“Let the students do their work and let the officials do their work,” the bench mentioned.
The officers are already engaged on finalizing the dates and different preparations. If there may be any downside as soon as they’re finalised, the aggrieved events can method the authorities,” the bench additional mentioned, dismissing the petition.
The petition has sought cancellation of sophistication 10 and 12 board examinations performed by all state schooling boards and central boards such because the Central Board of Secondary Schooling, Indian Certificates of Secondary Schooling and the Nationwide Institute of Open Education (NIOS).
The petition has sought an alternate evaluation technique or conduct of on-line examination by instructional boards.
Final 12 months, virtually all state and central schooling boards needed to cancel class 10 and sophistication 12 remaining exams as a result of second wave of COVID-19 and comply with various strategies of analysis.
Nevertheless, CBSE, CISCE and another state boards have determined to go along with a two-term board examination system for 2021-22.
The Central Board of Secondary Schooling (CBSE) has introduced the dates for sophistication tenth and twelfth time period 2 examination. Time period 2 examination might be held on 26 April.
In the meantime, the Council for the Indian College Certificates Examinations (CISCE) is more likely to conduct the ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 exams within the final week of April.
CISCE mentioned in an announcement that the detailed timetable might be launched quickly.
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