"Vaccinate Students Before Holding Board Exams": Manish Sisodia To Centre

The Central Board of Secondary Education has suggested two options and a "flexible approach" for the exams, which were postponed in view of the second wave of Covid infection.

Students should not be asked to sit for Class 12 Board exams without being vaccinated, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister has written to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, underlining that a new deadlier strain of the coronavirus - B.1.617 - is sweeping through the country and forcing students to write exams will be "insensitive and also dangerous". "We believe that no child should be called in to write exams without being vaccinated. After vaccination, of the two options, the exams should be conducted using option "B" advanced by the Education Ministry and the Government of India," said Manish Sisodia, who also doubles up as Delhi Education Minister. During a meet over the weekend, the Central Board of Secondary Education suggested two options and a "flexible approach" for the exams, which were postponed in view of the second wave of Covid infection. The Ministry had asked the states to send their feedback by today. It further said the centre will examine the suggestions and inform students in this regard before June 1.