High-Level Meeting On Sunday To Discuss Class XII Boards, Entrance Exams

New Delhi: A high-level meeting will take place on Sunday, May 23, involving all the states and Union Territories’ Education Ministers, Education Secretaries and Chairpersons of State Examination Boards and stakeholders to discuss the proposals for holding the Class XII board exams and entrance examinations for professional courses. The virtual meeting will be held at 11.30 am.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the meeting with Union Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Minister for Women and Child, Smriti Zubin Irani and Union Minister Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar in attendance.

The Union Education Minister has also asked for inputs from all the stakeholders — students, parents, teachers and others via Twitter.

The Hon’ble Prime Minister has desired that any decision affecting the careers of his beloved students has to be taken in wide consultations with all State Governments & Stakeholders. I recently held a meeting with the State Education Secretaries in this regards. (1/4)

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 22, 2021

Options are being explored by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education and CBSE regarding the conduct of examinations.

In view of a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, almost all the state boards, CBSE and CISCE have postponed their Class XII board exam 2021. Also, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and other national exam conducting institutions have also deferred the entrance exams for admissions to professional courses.

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