As you all know, no sector has untouched from the existing pandemic to become safe from getting affected. The global pandemic has affected the educational session of year 2020 in India so much that now the governing authorities are finding it difficult how to organise or conduct the yearly exams that includes the important ones like the board and the competitive exams.
Concerning the same, If you remember in one my earlier blog post I told you, the Education Minister of India, Mr. Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal is going to conduct an online live session on twitter with the students, parents and teachers about the CBSE board and the competitive examinations like JEE Mains and Neet.
Well, the education minister of India, today has conducted the same live session on Twitter and at the same place he said many important things about the upcoming CBSE board and competitive examinations like JEE Mains and NEET.
First and foremost, let’s talk about the CBSE Board exam which is in any condition is going to be organised before the competitive examination.
Here is what minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said about CBSE Board 2021 Exam
Well, about CBSE Board 2021 exam, the minister said, every year we release the datesheet of the examination in the month of November and December. So far, the exact date to release the datesheet of this year’s board exam has not been decided yet and if the condition of the existing pandemic will not get any better then we might think about the extension of exam date.
The minister also said that, whenever we release the datesheet of the exam, we make sure to release it much before the exam date so that the students get ample time to prepare for the exam.
About CBSE Board Practical exam, the minister said, these exams will be conducted at the schools by following the standard operating procedure about the pandemic.
Here is what the minister said about JEE Mains and NEET 2021 Exam
First let’s talk about the JEE Mains exam. Well, the Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said, we are looking forward to conducting the JEE Mains exam more than twice in a year. Some news sources are saying, In the year 2021, JEE Mains exam might be conducted three times. Currently, it is conducted two times in a year.
About NEET 2021, On Twitter where some students demanded to postpone the examination, the minister said, it would be a huge loss to both the students and the Indian academic if we postpone the NEET exam. Hence, the NEET 2021 examination will be conducted for sure.
Many of you know that, seeing the existing global pandemic this year CBSE reduced the syllabus of board exam by 30%. Concerning the same, Mr. Pokhriyal said, we are looking forward to setting this year’s JEE Mains and NEET exam question papers by keeping the reduced CBSE Board syllabus in mind.