Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to the Central Board of Secondary Education to cancel the board exams for Classes X and XII in view of the fourth wave of Covid cases in Delhi. Kejriwal said the city has seen 13,500 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest till date. On Monday, 11,491 cases were recorded. The toll is also increasing, with 72 people dying in 24 hours.

"Around 6 lakh children will write these exams and 1 lakh teachers will be involved. These exams centres can become hotspots. The health and well-being of children is very important. I appeal to CBSE with folded hands that the exams be cancelled. Some other method of evaluation can be thought of – online or internal assessment perhaps. But cancelling these exams is crucial. Many countries have also cancelled exams; some Indian states have done it too. These exams should be cancelled too," he said.

While the government now seems open to reconsidering the examination dates, officers said it was too early to indicate the exact changes to the schedule.

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