Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (April 13, 2021) appealed to the Centre to cancel the upcoming CBSE 2021 board exams due to a spurt in the COVID-19 cases.
“6 lakh children in Delhi are going to write CBSE exams. Nearly 1 lakh teachers will be a part of it. These can become major hotspots leading to the large-scale spreading of Corona. Children’s lives & health is very important to us. I request Centre to cancel CBSE exams.” Kejriwal said.
The Delhi CM added, “Some alternative methods could be thought of. Children can be promoted this time on the basis of either an online method or internal assessment. But CBSE exams should be cancelled.”
The CBSE Class 10 exams are scheduled to be conducted between May 4 and June 7, and those for Class 12 would be held between May 4 and June 15. However, due to the prevailing coronavirus wave, there have been demands from students, parents and several political leaders to reconsider conducting CBSE board exams.
