Haryana CM announces no board exams for Classes 5 and 8 amid reservations from board, parents
India Today
The Haryana Chief Minister has said that there will be no board examination for students of Classes 5 and 8 as the government's proposal was met with reservations from both parents and students.
The Haryana Chief Minister said on Monday that there will be no board examinations for students of Classes 5 and 8. This comes amidst strong reservations against the government's proposal to hold board examinations for the students of said classes by the CBSE and CISCE. Parents of students in the concerned classes had also expressed reservations about the government's proposal.
Parents of the students had held a protest against the government's decision in Gurugram on Sunday.They had claimed that a board examination would lead to added pressure on the children whose studies have already been impacted by Covid-19.
They have also said that the proposed syllabus by the BSEH is very different from the syllabus being taught in many schools.
However, the government claimed that its decision came after the parents of the students met them and urged the Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) to postpone the proposed examinations while saying Covid-19 affected studies.
It has been decided by the board that these examinations will not be conducted through the BSEH for one year because of this.
In an official statement, the Haryana CM stated that these exams will be conducted at the school level now.
Several private schools, most of which were affiliated with CBSE and the CICSE, had objected to the BSEH having tests for children in Class 8 in general.
