Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia attended national-level meeting hosted by Education Ministry on conducting 12th Board Exams and presented key suggestions.
Dy CM Shri Manish Sisodia said, “Families across the nation have suffered immense pain and trauma due to COVID-19. It’s time for the Union Government to take a decision with respect to Board Exams considering it has caused enough tension among our student and teacher community. Conducting Board Exams in these unprecedented times would be a big mistake on behalf of the Central Government. It would render our children and teachers even more vulnerable. Administering Board Exams when the world is preparing for the third COVID-19 wave is irresponsible and at a time when there are daily 2.5 lakh COVID-19 cases in our country, our students, parents and teachers will not be in a good mental state to sit for any kind of exams.”
Sisodia reiterated that Central Government needs to vaccinate students first before making them sit for any kind of examination. He further added that Central Government should completely cancel Board Exams if vaccination is not possible, and initiate the ‘no-exam policy’ for students, awarding grades on the basis of their unit tests, pre-board exams, practical exams, similar to 10th grade’s promotional policy. Students should also be given a choice to re-take exams for improvement, in case they are not satisfied with their results.
Dy CM Shri Manish Sisodia said, “In such a time of crisis, the Central Government should speak with Pfizer, as it has already developed vaccines for 12+ children, and acquire these vaccines for the 1.4 crore students who are currently studying in 12th grade. Only after procuring vaccines and vaccinating all students should Central Government think about conducting any kind of examination.”
Further, Deputy CM Shri Manish Sisodia postulated that Central Government should speak with health experts and inquire whether vaccines given to 18+ age group can be administered to students in 12th grade, as 95% of these students are approximately 17.5 years old. Delhi Government will vaccinate all 12th grade students within a span of 2 days if vaccines are made to be available by the Central Government.
Dy CM Shri Manish Sisodia said, “The consensus of the entire education community is that the conducting exams is important but not by putting our students and teachers at risk. As a guardian of the State, Delhi Government is taking a stand to keep the safety and security of our students as the first and most important priority. Until we are unable to vaccinate our students, we should not even think of administering the 12th Board Exams.”
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