India, Feb 2: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the examination schedule for the upcoming class 10 and 12 board examinations 2021. In a press briefing, Education minister, Ramesh Pokhriayal ‘Nishank‘, released the schedule on his Twitter account.
All the students who will be appearing in the exams can download the date sheet from the board’s official website cbse.gov.in.
The board examinations, which are scheduled to begin from 4 May, will end on 7 June for class 10 students and 11 June for class 12 students.
Practical examinations will be conducted by schools from March 1. The results of the board exams will be announced by July 15.
Date-sheet of @cbseindia29 board exams of class X.
Wish you good luck!#CBSE pic.twitter.com/o4I00aONmy— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) February 2, 2021
Pokhriyal also lauded the efforts shown by the students all over the country during the coronavirus pandemic crisis, which led to several changes in the last year’s academic session.
How to Download CBSE Class 10, 12 date sheet 2021?
1) Go to the official website – cbse.gov.in
2) Now, click on the new website
3) When the date sheet will be released, you will find the same under the latest updates section
4) Click on the links- ‘CBSE Class 10 date sheet‘ and ‘CBSE Class 12 date sheet‘
5) Check the CBSE Class 10, 12 Date Sheet 2021 appearing on the screen.
6) You can download the PDF CBSE date sheet
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Usually, practical exams are conducted in January and written exams begin in February and conclude in March. However, the exams are being delayed this session given the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The board exams for classes 10 and 12 will be conducted from May 4 to June 10. Schools will be allowed to conduct practical exams from March 1. The result will be declared by July 15,” Pokhriyal had earlier announced.
Several schools have already conducted pre-board exams online to keep the students prepared.
The CBSE had earlier this month announced that the board exams in 2021 will be conducted in written mode and not online.
Schools across the country were closed in March to contain the spread of COVID-19. They were partially reopened in some states from October 15.
The Ministry of Education had also announced that JEE-Mains for admission to engineering colleges will be held four times a year starting 2021 to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores.
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The first edition of the Joint Entrance Examination-Mains (JEE-Mains) will be held from February 23 to 26, followed by rounds in March, April, and May.
The delay in board exams, however, may affect the conduct of all-India medical entrance exam — National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) — which is usually conducted in May. There is no official communication on it yet.
