Delhi to hold Class 10, 12 board exam 2022 in offline mode; parental consent not a must

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Education has directed schools in Delhi to hold Class 10, 12 board exam 2022 in offline mode, as per the Times of India report. “Consent of parents for attending offline classes or exams will not be mandatory for students of classes 10 and 12,” the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said in a recent circular.

“Schools may also deploy transportation facilities for the convenience of students and parents with Covid-appropriate behaviour as notified from time to time,” it said. As per the report, schools upto Class 9 and 11 will function in hybrid mode till March 31, 2022.

While the Centre has dropped the mandatory parental consent for students to physically attend schools from its guidelines, the Delhi government had earlier decided to continue with it. However, now the students will have to physically attend classes and exam.

Students of all boards including the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), CISCE, Maharashtra board, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha board have been protesting on social media against the decision to conduct the board exam 2022 in offline mode. They have also been requesting to cancel board exam 2022. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea against offline board exams 2022 saying "let authorities take decision".

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday visited schools and informed that more than 95% of government school students and around 50% of private school students have been vaccinated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

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On February 4, the DDMA announced to reopen higher education institutions and coaching centres along with schools for Classes 9 to 12 from February 7. The panel also decided to resume classes from nursery to Class 8 from February 14.

There is no cap of 50 percent student strength and the schools will be free to decide the proportion of students based on their infrastructure so that the Covid protocols are followed.