New Delhi (NVI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) time-table declaring the Class 12 board exam dates has been doing rounds on social media platforms.
According to the “Central Board of Secondary Education Senior School Certificate Examination 2020 – Class XII date sheet”, the Class 12 board exams are scheduled to start from March 15, 2021.
Refuting such claims on social media, the fact check wing of the Government’s Press Information Bureau said the CBSE has not made any such announcement and the news is fake.
PIB in the Tweet wrote, “A date sheet for 2020-21 class 12th examination allegedly issued by the CBSE is in circulation on social media. It added that, “PIB Fact Check: This date sheet is #Fake.”
A date sheet for 2020-21 class 12th examination allegedly issued by the #CBSE is in circulation on social media. #PIBFactCheck: This date sheet is #Fake. pic.twitter.com/H4wbRRKPB4
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 9, 2020
The CBSE has not yet taken a final decision regarding the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams to be held next year.
On December 2, the CBSE issued a statement which said that the board exam 2021 will be held in offline or written mode, as and when they are to be conducted. “While the consultations on the CBSE exam dates for holding the examination are still underway,” it added.
Earlier in November, a WhatsApp forward claiming to be date sheet of CBSE board examination for Class 10th and 12th had gone viral.
-RJV
