Haryana government cancels board exams for Class 5, 8 for this year

NEW DELHI: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the state government has decided to cancel board exams for Class 5,8 this year. The decision came after some parents of school students staged a protest on Sunday against the proposal of the Haryana Government to hold Board exams for Classes 5 and 8 in April 2022.

“Haryana Alert | Chief Minister MLKhattar today announced that there will be no board exams for class 5th and 8th this year. The examinations of both CBSE and Haryana Board have been postponed for time being. From next session, board exams will be conducted for 5th & 8th classes,” DPR Haryana tweeted.

Haryana Alert | Chief Minister Sh @mlkhattar today announced that there will be no board exams for class 5th & 8th this year. The examinations of both CBSE & Haryana Board have been postponed for time being. From next session, board exams will be conducted for 5th & 8th classes.

— DPR Haryana (@DiprHaryana) February 21, 2022

The protest was held by parents of Class 5 and Class 8 students studying in 12 schools across Gurugram governed by CBSE, CISCE, and IB Boards. It was held at Leisure Valley in Gurugram.

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The parents contended that after 650 days of school closures, it will be difficult to sit for the exams for children who are already struggling to overcome learning gaps. A new Board exam will create additional pressure on them, they said. “Children are already preparing for their term 2 final exams, while dealing with COVID restrictions. Many have not had digital access to classrooms, and have been struggling with hybrid teaching. “Trying to prepare for a new Board exam will be impossible for them,” they said.

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“The proposed BSEH (Board of Secondary Education, Haryana) syllabus differs from syllabi being taught in many schools. Students from a large number of schools are not familiar with this syllabus, and it is unfair to expect them to study it in a little over a month,” said the protesting parents.