CBSE forms committee to determine criteria for compiling results of cancelled Class XII exam

June 4: In view of the uncertain conditions due to COVID and the feedback obtained from various stakeholders, it was decided that Class XII Board Examination of CBSE would not be held this year. It was also decided that CBSE will take steps to compile the results of class XII students as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner. A notice in this connection was issued by the Controller of Examinations of CBSE on 4 June, 2021.

Accordingly, to decide well-defined objective criteria, a Committee was constituted on 4 June to devise modalities. The Committee will submit its report within 10 days from the date of issue of the orders. The Committe shall comprise of the following members:

1. Shri Vipin Kumar, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education. Department of School Education & Literacy, 107 A-D, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
2. Shri Udit Prakash Rai, 1AS, Director, Directorate of Education (DoE), Room No.12, Old Secretariat. New Delhi-110054
3. Ms. Nidhi Pandey, 115, Commissioner. Kendriya Viclyalaya Sangathan. 18-Institutional Area. Shahccd feet Singh Marg, Delhi-110016
4. Shri Vinayak Garg, IRSEE, Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. B-15, Sector – 62, Institutional Area, Noida-201309
5. Representative of Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC). Bahadur Shah ?afar Marg, New Delhi-110002.
6. Sh. Rubinderjit Singh Brar, PCS. Director (School Education), Department of Education, Chandigarh Administration, Director School Education 1st Floor, Additional Deluxe Building, Sector-9. UT Chandigarh, 160017
7. Shri P.K Banerjee. DOG Statistics. Ministry of Education. Room No.l. West Block-II, Wing-1/1, K K Puram, New Delhi-I 10066
8. Representative of Director (VC), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
9. Two Representatives from the Schools.
10. Dr. Antriksh Johri, Director(IT), CBSE,
11. Dr. Joseph Emmanuel. Director (Academics), CBSE,
12. Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj. Controller of Examinations, CBSE

Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health as well as future of our youth. https://t.co/vzl6ahY1O2

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 1, 2021

The decision of cancellation of CBSE Class XII Board Examination was taken on 1 June after a key meeting chaired by PM Modi with officials and cabinet ministers. The Prime Minister said that the decision on Class 12 CBSE Exams has been taken in the interest of students. He stated that COVID-19 has affected the academic calendar and the issue of Board Exams has been causing immense anxiety among students, parents and teachers, which must be put to an end.