How The Cancellation Of Class 12th Board Examination Will Impact The Future Of The Students

The education sector has gone through deep structural changes this year. While classroom teaching has changed dramatically (and we will come to that in due course), the most wide-ranging immediate impact has been on our system of assessment and examination. The CBSE board exams, once considered sacrosanct, now stand cancelled. Many state boards have followed suit. While the government rightly prioritized student safety in its decision to cancel the exam, we must examine the likely repercussions of the decision on the students and, where possible, how to mitigate the negative impact.