The comments by Tripathi come amid demands from various quarters for cancellation or postponement of board exams in view of rising COVID-19 cases. "The board exams will happen for sure and a schedule will be announced very soon. The board exams which had to be postponed mid-way were later cancelled and the results were announced on basis of an alternative assessment scheme. There have been demands for postponement of board exams to May in view of continued closure of schools and teaching-learning activities being completely online. "We need to move students away from knowledge based education to competency and skill based learning.

Source: Mint November 20, 2020 12:33 UTC