No-exam route should be examined for Class 12 students: Maharashtra education minister

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Hinting at a possible cancellation of the HSC exams, State Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad informed about her meeting with Central Education Minister, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal, through a series of tweets. Gaikwad shared several points raised by her in the meeting.

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"Keeping in mind the ongoing pandemic situation and the projection that children are vulnerable to new strains of Coronavirus, the option of a ‘non-examination route' for Std XII students should be actively examined," she tweeted. "Students have been studying in Std XII for over 14 months. Personally, I believe that we should remove the uncertainty regarding exams and take a decision that is in students' interest. Our focus should now be in evolving a uniform assessment policy, vaccination of all teachers and eligible students and safe resumption of schools, college campuses for the next academic year," stated Gaikwad in another tweet, adding that the final decision would be taken post a discussion with the chief minister and legal department.