“Two Options Not Enough”: Manish Sisodia To Union Minister On Board Exams

The Delhi Government, in Sunday’s high-level meeting of Union ministers and state education ministers, clarified that it is against the idea of holding exams amid the ongoing pandemic.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that the two options placed before states – exams only for major subjects, and exams for objective-type questions for a shorter time – are not enough to tackle the challenges of evaluating Class 12 students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Both put students at “additional risk” and ignore their “mental status”, Mr Sisodia said in a letter addressed to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, adding that the Centre should make arrangements for vaccinating students before conducting exams. NO EXAMINATION WITHOUT VACCINATION‼️Dy CM @msisodia writes a letter to Union Education Minister @DrRPNishank to not hold Class XII board exams without vaccination.#CancelExamsSaveStudents pic.twitter.com/3x46QwOR7X The Delhi Government, in Sunday’s high-level meeting of Union ministers and state education ministers, clarified that it is against the idea of holding exams amid the ongoing pandemic. Mr Sisodia in his letter said considering the “unprecedented situation” that the country is going through, taking the decision that will affect the future, lives and safety of 1.4 crore students won’t be easy. He asked the centre to take expert advice on vaccinating Class 12 students, most of whom are in the 17 and a half years age group. “If experts agree, 95 per cent of Class 12 students who are above seventeen and a half years of age should be vaccinated on priority basis,” Mr Sisodia added.