Class 10th, 12th Board Exams 2021 Updates: CBSE to change exam pattern in 2021-22

There will be 20 per cent competency-based questions and 20 per cent objective questions for class 11 and 12 as compared to 20 per cent objective-type questions. Competency-based questions can be in the form of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), case-based questions, source-based integrated questions or any other type. Presently, 70 per cent of questions are short answer/ long answer type but now it will be reduced to 60 per cent.

While the overall marks and duration of examination shall remain the same, a greater number of competency-based questions or questions that assess the application of concepts in real-life/ unfamiliar situations will be part of the question paper.

The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) today decided to cancel examinations for class 10 amid the rising number of coronavirus cases across the country. The class 12 board exams have been postponed and will be conducted at a later point in time when the situation is conducive. Read more

The University of Mysore, Karnataka, has once again postponed the Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) 2021 exam due to the rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation. The exam was initially scheduled to be held on April 11. However, it was rescheduled for April 25 due to pandemic. Read more

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Tuesday that all educational institutions in the state will remain closed till April 30 to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases. It has been decided to close down all schools and colleges in Sikkim till April 30 in order to curb the further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. -- PTI

Due to Covid-19, most entrance and board exams have been deferred. There's anxiety among lakhs of students and aspirants, mainly due to uncertainty over the conduct of examinations and schedule, which were lined up over the next two months. 

On Tuesday, the Maharashtra government called off the SSC exams. Earlier, the postponement of the HSC board examinations was declared. NEET entrance, originally scheduled on April 18, was cancelled and a fresh date is awaited. IIT-JEE (Mains), which was to be conducted between April 27 and 30, is now postponed. CSIR-NET and UGC NET exam, scheduled between May 2 and 17, too, are indefinitely postponed.

All online and semi-online teaching and learning activities shall remain suspended during the summer vacation from April 20 to June 9. The vacation, which was scheduled from May 11 to June 3, has now been rescheduled from April 20 to June 9.

Rajasthan government on Wednesday announced 45-day summer vacation from April 22 in all government and private schools, according to an official order.

"In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Class 10 examination conducted by BSE, Odisha scheduled to be held from
May 3, 2021, has been cancelled," announced School and Mass Education Minister S R Dash. The results will be published based on an objective criterion to be developed by the BSE, Odisha, the minister said. "Any candidate, who will not be satisfied with the
marks awarded to him/her on this basis, will be given a chance to appear for an examination only after an improvement in the
COVID-19 pandemic situation," the minister said.

Amid spike in Covid-19 cases, the Haryana government Wednesday announced summer vacation in schools till May 31.
      "The schools will remain closed on account of summer holidays from April 22 to May 31," Haryana's Education Minister Kanwar Pal Wednesday said in a tweet.

In the wake of Karnataka announcing new measures, the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) today clarified that the ongoing examinations held for first-semester undergraduate engineering students shall continue, “as per academic requirement.” Read more

Board of Secondary Education (BSE) today cancelled the class 10 examination in view of the ongoing Covid-19 second wave across the country. On April 20, a large number of students protested in front of CM Naveen Patnaik's residence demanding the cancellation of the examinations. Read more

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Tuesday that all educational institutions in the state will remain closed till April 30 to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases. It has been decided to close down all schools and colleges in Sikkim till April 30 in order to curb the further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state, he said at a function here.

The state government has further decided that all government offices will function with 50 per cent capacity from April 22, Tamang said. The chief minister also urged the people to not undertake unnecessary travel out of Sikkim and strictly abide by COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in order to keep the disease at bay. -- PTI 

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Tuesday announced closure of educational institutes. “All educational institutions including schools, colleges, ITI, skill development centres, coaching classes, tuition classes, training institutions shall be closed”. Moreover, all government recruitment examinations are deferred.

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“Several states have taken a decision to cancel 10th board exams and promote students based on internal assessment. We wanted to bring uniformity in this policy. We are deliberating on how to address the issues related to deriving aggregate marks or grades,” education minister said . The 10th board exams, originally scheduled in February-March, had earlier been postponed to April and then to early June.

Seeking cancellation of the class 10 examination conducted by the BSE Odisha, a large number of students on Tuesday staged a protest in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s residence here. The students argued that there is no clarity by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) which conducts the annual matriculation or class 10 examinations in the state. The BSE had earlier put on hold the examination and did not clarify whether the examination will be held in the coming days or canceled in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

Rajasthan Technological University today deferred the first and third-semester undergraduate and first-semester postgraduate level examinations scheduled to be conducted in May. A decision on conducting the exam will be taken after the assessment of the situation on the ground. The classes for rest of the students will continue in the online mode. 

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued strict guidelines and imposed several restrictions on the campus during the week-long lockdown in Delhi to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases. Source: PTI

The Karnataka government today came up with a promotion evaluation system for the students from classes one to nine. "Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Programme will be the deciding factor for promotion of children of classes 1 to 9," Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, S Suresh Kumar said. He said in a statement that schools must complete the result process by April 30. Read more

“The applicants are advised not to panic at this stage as the Consortium shall be taking appropriate steps as time and situation demand and shall keep the applicants updated accordingly,” the official statement by the consortium of law universities states.

“Given the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra government has now decided to cancel the state board exams for class 10th. The health & safety of our students and teachers is our topmost priority,” read the tweet.

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— Varsha Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) April 20, 2021

The UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET) scheduled to be held from May 2 to 17 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced on Tuesday. According to an order by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the revised dates for the exam will be announced later, at least 15 days before the examination. Read more