Class 12 board exams cancelled, PM Narendra Modi says anxiety should end

CBSE will compile results as per 'a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner'

The government on Tuesday decided to cancel the CBSE Class XII board exams amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic across the country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the decision has been taken in the interest of students and the anxiety among the students, parents and teachers must be put to an end.
 
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Modi in which it was decided that the CBSE will take steps to compile the results of Class XII students as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner.
 
With the decision coming amid