Pending board exams of the will only be held when the
situation is back to normal and the government decides to completely lift the
lockdown, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank told
students and parents during a Twitter interaction on Monday.
Across the country, exams in 12 subjects for Class 12 are
yet to be held, while Class 10 and 12 students affected by the violence in
north-east Delhi have even more pending papers.
Competitive examinations for entrance to medical and
engineering education, such as NEET and JEE, would also be delayed until the
situation is conducive, he told worried students.
Earlier, the Ministry had indicated that these exams would
take place in the last week of May.
Mr. Nishank also assured them that NCERT was making every
effort to make school textbooks available in all States, and that shops selling
these books had been included in the category of essential services so that
students would be able to access them.
Although online learning resources and televised teaching
sessions had been made available for students to keep up with classes, Mr.
Nishank urged parents not to pressure the children to study 24 hours a day.
The Union Minister will hold a video conference with all
State Education Ministers on Tuesday to discuss problems arising due to
COVID-19 and the lockdown, the continuation of the mid-day meal scheme and the
implementation of the flagship Samagra Shiksha scheme.
