CBSE 2021 board exams, NEET 2021, JEE 2021: check latest updates on syllabus, dates, other details

The dates for CBSE Board Exams 2021, JEE Main 2021, NEET 2021 exams haven't been announced yet, and the parents, students are impatiently waiting for a confirmation on the dates. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said that he will address the queries related to the above-mentioned exams on December 3.

He urged the students, parents to post their queries with the hashtag #EducationMinisterGoesLive on Twitter. 

Earlier, Pokhriyal had said that a campaign will be launched to gather students, parents & teachers' views on when to conduct the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board exams 2021.

Furthermore, the CBSE has released sample papers and marking scheme for next year's board exams. Candidates, preparing for the class 10 and class 12 board exams, can check these sample papers online on the official website-bseacademic.in.

The CBSE has released a new question paper design and the evaluation scheme for the class 10 board exam.

It reveals the step-wise marking scheme which will be used by evaluators to check the answer sheets of candidates. The marking scheme also shows the correct way to answer questions by key concepts and keywords.

They will get to know the format of questions that will be followed in the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam with no or minor change. The marking scheme released by CBSE also helps the student in knowing the answer writing skills. 

Nishank also urged the National Testing Agency (NTA) to review the current situation regarding various competitive and entrance exams, including JEE Main and NEET 2021 that will be conducted next year. Pokhriyal also asked the NTA to share a revised syllabus of these exams.

He further stated that the  NTA will take stock of the situation across different state and central school education boards before finalising the syllabus.

“It was decided that  NTA will come out with the syllabus for competitive exams after assessment of the existing scenario in various boards. A campaign will be launched by the Ministry of Education to seek views from students, parents and teachers on how and when to conduct the exams next year”, he tweeted.

During a  high-level meeting conducted on Friday, the Education Minister also directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to ensure all scholarships and fellowships are disbursed in time and to start a helpline for it.