Amarinder Singh Urges Centre To Postpone Board Exams Amid Covid Spike

Captain Amarinder Singh pointed to the prevailing Covid situation and stressed that "it would only be appropriate that a decision is taken forthwith to postpone class 10 and 12 board examinations."

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has joined his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal urging the Centre to postpone board examinations as a ferocious second wave of coronavirus grips India. Have written to Union Education Minister @DrRPNishank seeking postponement of CBSE and ICSE Board examinations in view of the surge of #Covid19 cases in the country. Request the Government of India for an early decision in this regard. pic.twitter.com/qOShz1hjN3 Captain Singh, in a letter to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', asked the government to take an early decision about CBSE, ICSE and state board exams scheduled to begin next month. He also added that Punjab state board has broadly aligned its examination dates with those of the CBSE. The Chief Minister's appeal comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting today with the Education Minister and other top officials as demands to cancel or postpone board exams grows. "The steady increase in COVID-19 cases in most states of the country has created a sense of great apprehension and anguish among students and parents alike regarding the Board examinations for classes 10 and 12," Captain Singh's letter read.