Amid rising grievances of students and teachers over CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021, NEET 2021 and JEE Main 2021 exams, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday (January 18) said that the questions of these important exams will be based on the reduced syllabus as per the 2020 curriculum announced keeping in mind the coronavirus outbreak.
Addressing a webinar with students and faculty of the Kendriya Vidyalaya across the country, the education minister addressed the queries of the students.
“The students will only have to study the revised syllabus for their CBSE board exams and other exams based upon CBSE Board Syllabus 2021 such as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE 2021) and National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET). The questions will only be asked from that portion,” he said.
Here are the demands raised by students during webinar with Minister Pokhriyal:
1. Conduct Class 9th and 11th exams online
The Education Minister decided not to respond directly but said that the CBSE and other boards are aware of the hardships faced by the students this academic session due to COVID-19 and this is the reason why exams are based on the reduced syllabus.
2. Postpone JEE Main, NEET 2021
The minister said that it is not easy to postpone these competitive exams in 2021 but said that the questions in NEET 2021 and JEE 2021 exams will be based on the reduced syllabus.
3. Online school instead of offline classes
Pokhriyal said that online classes will remain an option for students who are not able to physically join the school.
