Maharashtra School Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad has announced that a final decision regarding the conduction of class 12th board exams across the state will be taken within a week.
Gaikwad was also present in the high-profile meeting with the Union Ministers and Education Ministers of other states. In the meeting, the CBSE proposed two different options to conduct the Class 12 board exams, this year. However, the state is one among the other states who are not considering conducting the board exams in these uncertain times.
According to the sources, Gaikwad is in favor of a retrospective assessment model which can be adopted instead of conducting the board exams amidst the pandemic covid-19 circumstances across the state. Regarding the final decision on whether to conduct the exams or not, Gaikwad stated that the decision will be finalized only after a meeting with the state CM, Mr. Uddhav Thackeray.
This year, almost 14 lakh students have registered for the Maharashtra board exams followed by another 25000 students who have registered for the CBSE exams are curiously waiting for the final decision regarding the class 12th board exams.
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In a series of tweets, Ms. Gaikwad has tweeted that the students are extremely vulnerable to the second wave of the Covid-19 virus. However, keeping in view of the health and safety of the students, it is not feasible to conduct the exams and under the current circumstances, a non-exam route for the class 12 students is desirable.
In response to the CBSE's decision to conduct the Class 12 board exams, the education minister suggested adopting the retrospective assessment model. As the entrance exams are already conducted for admissions to professional courses after class 12, the retrospective assessment model can be adopted, she said.
Check: CBSE Board Exams 2021: Two Options Proposed to Hold Class 12 Exams: Read Full Report
On the other hand, the Bombay high court has slammed the state government regarding the cancellation of class 10 (SSC) exams. A vacation bench of the Maharashtra High Court has stated that the state government is mocking the entire education system for promoting the class 10 students without conducting any exam. In regards to this, Ms. Gaikwad stated that the government will intimate the high court about the hazards of conducting the exams amidst the pandemic.
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