{"id":37063,"date":"2021-05-20T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37063"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:06:19","slug":"students-lives-are-not-disposable-indian-student-expresses-discontent-as-no-decision-is-made-over-class-12-board-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/students-lives-are-not-disposable-indian-student-expresses-discontent-as-no-decision-is-made-over-class-12-board-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStudents lives are not disposable\u201d- Indian student expresses discontent as no decision is made over Class 12 Board exams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid the emergence of the new Covid-19 variant in India that has taken hold of the country, another issue that piles onto the already exhausted minds of Indians is the pending decision to conduct class 12 board exams.<\/p>\n

This has created anxiety and stress among students over the repeated learning of their syllabus.<\/p>\n

Siya Tayal, 16, a class 10 ICSE student from Gurgaon, India, who voiced her concern on Times Now (India)<\/a> expressed her annoyance over the delay in the decision.<\/p>\n

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Siya Tayal<\/p><\/div>\n

She said: \u201cMake a firm decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received our education throughout the year and don\u2019t need to prove it through a set of exams. Schools have our pre-board marks and internal assessments results. Use them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students and parents have been making several requests over social media to cancel the Class Twelve examinations.<\/p>\n

However, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has not made an official announcement yet.<\/p>\n

Sharing her opinion over relying on internal assessment results, Miss Tayal said: \u201cThey are the best way as they have been conducted throughout the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaying that because of internal biases that results won\u2019t be used shows blatant distrust in our education system, and our schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

Covid-19 related deaths are spiking across India, with over \u201c4,205 deaths recorded on May 11\u201d,\u00a0The Indian Express\u00a0<\/span><\/a>reports.<\/p>\n

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Towards the end of April, patients in India began gasping for air. According to\u00a0India Today,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>hospitals primarily in \u201cDelhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharastra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh\u201d faced oxygen shortages with treating abundant Covid infected patients.<\/p>\n

Miss Tayal adds: \u201cWe are running out of oxygen for our citizens and we are thinking about exams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students rely on the Class 12 exam results of the CISCE and CBSE curriculum for university or college admissions.<\/p>\n

Miss Tayal states: \u201cUniversities will always accept students, they can alter their acceptance rates but students lives are not disposable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old has been using her social media platforms to support students in this moment of uncertainty. She also runs several social service groups such as\u00a0\u2018Bee Nifty<\/span><\/a>\u2019 that provides Covid-19 resources to those in need.<\/p>\n

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@PMOIndia<\/a> once again I write to you, hopeful that you will hear our pleas. Sir we stand with you, so please stand with us. Please end the tormenting wait, and #cancelboardexams2021<\/a>. #Studentlivesmatter<\/a> #boardexams2021<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CGfBfAfJq3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Siya Tayal (@SiyaTayal) May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n