Class XII boards: Parents move court against CBSE’s decision
New Delhi:10.06.2020
A group of parents on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against CBSE’s decision to hold the remaining papers of Class XII board exams from July 1 and pleaded the court to direct students be given marks on the basis of internal assessment in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alleging that students would be exposed to the pandemic if they come out of their houses to appear in the examination to be conducted at 15,000 centres across the country, a group of four parents pleaded the apex court to stay the decision.
The petition, filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, contended that many reputed educational institutions and universities, including Delhi University and IITs, have decided not to conduct any examination and CBSE be also directed to not conduct examination for the remaining papers of Class XII Boards. He said some state boards, including Chhattisgarh, have decided against holding any examination to protect students from being exposed to the deadly virus.
“CBSE’s notification for holding of the remaining examination is discriminatory and arbitrary and that too in the month of July when, as per the AIIMS data, the Covid-19 pandemic would be at its peak.... As done by CBSE in its other 250 schools abroad and various state boards, the examination scheduled to be conducted in July, should be cancelled and marks could be allotted on the basis of internal assessment,” the petition said. TNN
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