List of State Boards that cancelled their Class XII exam
After the announcement of the cancellation of the CBSE Class XII exams on 1st June’21 by the GOI, many state boards have also decided to scrape the HSC/12th exam for the academic year 2020-2021. While cancelling the Central Board of Secondary Education was a decision made by the Central Government, the PM of India, Narendra Modi advised the state govt. to take a united and uniform approach for the state boards.
With the pandemic still wreaking havoc in many parts of the country, students via Twitter have urged the PM to cancel the HSC exams. Where CICSE and CBSE class 12 exams have been cancelled, students are given the provision to appear for the same at a later date if they are not happy with the marks allotted to them through previous results.
This has led the students of state boards to extend their voice of reason to the state govt and education union ministry. Although, each state can independently decide the best course of actions for their students, however, the central govt has asked the states to take a uniform approach to avoid any clashes or disparity.
However, the criteria on which the students will be graded are yet to be finalised. Various alternatives have been suggested but the Union of Education Ministry is taking its time to formulate the final version. Simultaneously, the Supreme Court is set to announce its judgement on this issue on 3rd June’21.
The popular models suggested to grade the students of class XII are:
- 1. Conduct exams only for the major subjects.
- 2. Conduct the XII Boards exam twice a year
- 3. Analyse and take into account the result of the students for the last 3 three that is for class 9, 10 & 11.
One of the first state to cancel the HSC exam for the state board is Gujarat. Where many other state boards have expressed their agreement for the cancellation of the HSC 12th exam, there remains a concern as not to impact the lives of the students and their futures. Hence, it became imperative that experts and administrators sit down to discuss the best way forward for the youth and the nation in these testing times.
Below is the list of states and the status of the HSC exams for the academic year 2020-2021:
| State Name | Update on 12th Exam 2021 |
|---|---|
| Delhi | Cancelled 12th Exam |
| Haryana | Cancelled 12th Exam |
| Gujarat | Cancelled 12th Exam, which was going to take place from 1st July 2021 |
| West Bengal | West Bengal government have set up an expert committee and have asked the officials to submit a report within 72 hours on whether to disband the HSC exam. |
| Tamil Nadu | The state government is likely to announce TN HSC +2 Tamil Nadu exam 2021 in 2 days. The decision will be taken after consultation with parents via PTA educationists and health experts to conduct class 12 exams. |
| Karnataka | The government will soon announce the final decision regarding SSLC and PUC exams 2021. |
| Uttar Pradesh | Education minister Dinesh Sharma has stated that the final decision regarding UP board class 12 exams will be taken in the second week of July. |
| Telangana | The state government will announce the decision after reviewing the COVID-19 pandemic situation by this week. |
| Assam | The state government is also yet to announce the final decision regarding class 12 boards exams. It is expected to announce soon. |
| Maharashtra | State education minister Varsha Gaikwad indicated that the final decision on conducting Maharashtra HSC or class 12 exams, will be announced by this week. |
| Uttarakhand | Cancelled class 12 board exams. |
| Madhya Pradesh | Cancelled class 12 board exams. |
| Rajasthan | Cancelled class 12 board exams. |
| Goa | Cancelled class 12 board exams |
While most of the state boards have also decided to cancel the class 12 exams, many other state boards are in discussion and are expected to come out with an announcement by the end of this week.
Keep following this space to know all the latest updates on the class XII board exam.