Class 12th Board Exams: PM Narendra Modi to chair an important meeting today

12th Board Exams: PM Modi would be briefed on all possible options post extensive discussions with all states and other stakeholders. The following update arrived days after a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by advocate Mamata Sharma, asking stakeholders to call off the CBSE Class XII board exams this year.

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June 01, 2021 / 15:43 IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to chair an important meeting on 12th board exams this evening, said sources on June 1.

PM Modi would be briefed on all possible options post extensive discussions with all states and other stakeholders, added the sources.

The following update arrived days after a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by advocate Mamata Sharma, asking stakeholders to call off the CBSE Class XII board exams this year. She has requested the apex court to advise the board to declare the results based on past assessment.

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