An โ€˜informedโ€™ decision on holding class 12 board exams will be taken soon. 

This was informed by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal. 

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Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said this after chairing a high-level meeting. 

He said that both studentsโ€™ and teachersโ€™ safety, security, and future are supremely important on holding the Class 12 board exams amid pandemic. 

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He said, โ€œI am confident we will be able to arrive at an informed, collaborative decision regarding the Class 12th board exams and remove the uncertainty among studentโ€™s and parentโ€™s minds by informing them of our final decision at the earliest.โ€ 

Pokhriyal said: โ€œThe meeting was extremely fruitful as we received immensely valuable suggestions. I have requested the state governments to send me their detailed suggestions by May 25. I am confident we will be able to arrive at an informed, collaborative decision regarding the exams and remove the uncertainty among studentโ€™s and parentโ€™s minds by informing them of our final decision at the earliest.โ€  

โ€œI want to reiterate that both studentsโ€™ and teachersโ€™ safety, security, and future are supremely important to us,โ€ he added. 

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The Union Ministry of Education (MoE) has held a crucial meeting on Sunday to decide on pending Class 12 board exams and subsequent entrance examinations that were postponed due to the second wave of COVID-19. 

The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers and Education Ministers of the States.