Whatsapp message claiming no 10th board exams under new education policy is fake: PIB
The PIB fact check warned against Whatsapp message saying “10th board is over” and said that the education ministry has not issued any order.
Vagisha Kaushik | February 2, 2023 | 05:12 PM IST
NEW DELHI : The Press Information Bureau (PIB) refuted claims that there will be no board exams for Class 10 under the new education policy. The PIB fact check said that the social media message claiming “10th board is over” is fake and that the Ministry of Education has not issued any order on it.
A message on the social media application, Whatsapp, claimed that the cabinet has approved the new education policy and there are some changes in it. The Whatsapp message claimed that new changes include no board exams for Class 10 and that board exams will be held for Class 12 only. The message appeared to be “forwarded many times”.
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“A #Whatsapp message claims that according to the New Education Policy, there will be no board exams for class 10th. #PIBFactCheck: This claim is #fake. EduMinOfIndia has not issued any such order,” PIB fact check tweeted.
A #Whatsapp message claims that according to the New Education Policy, there will be no board exams for class 10th. #PIBFactCheck :
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) February 2, 2023
▶️ This claim is #fake .
▶️ @EduMinOfIndia has not issued any such order.
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“The Cabinet has given green signal to the New Education Policy. After 34 years, there has been a change in the education policy. The notable features of the new education policy are as follows: Special and important things: Board will be in 12th class only. MPhil will be closed. College degree of 4 year. 10th board is over. MPhil will also be closed, read the Whatsapp message.
The message further said, “Now students up to 5th standard will be taught in mother tongue, local language and national language only. The rest of the subject, even if it is in English, will be taught as a subject.”
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