On Tuesday, April 20, Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad informed that the state government has decided to cancel the class 10 board examinations due to a rise in cases of coronavirus.
Given the worsening situation of the #Covid-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra government has now decided to CANCEL the state board exams for class 10th. Health & safety of students & teachers is our topmost priority.#ssc #hsc #exams
— Varsha Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) April 20, 2021
She further took to Twitter to inform, "Given the worsening situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra government has now decided to cancel the state board exams for class 10. Health and safety of students and teachers is our topmost priority.”
Furthermore, speaking about the assessment criteria to be followed for Class 10 students, she added, "The criterion on the basis of which results will be declared for class 10 and date of result declaration will soon be announced. The School Education Department is committed to devising a "fair and accurate" assessment criterion", she said.
Before this announcement, the Maharashtra board exams of Class 12 were to begin from April 23 and of Class 10 from April 30. However, keeping in mind that the country is grappling with the second wave the decision to postpone the exam has been taken.
On the other hand, in view of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising number of coronavirus cases, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) class 10 ICSE board exams have been cancelled.
According to reports, the board had earlier given the students an option of sitting for the exam at a later date. Those who didn’t choose to appear for the exam would have been evaluated on a “fair and unbiased” criterion, the board had said Friday. This decision now stands withdrawn.
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