Students file petition against CBSE on Change.org to Cancel Compartment exams 2020

The trend on Twitter, "cancel compartment exams 2020" is gaining more and more support every day. Some students have even filed petitions to ask authorities to cancel the exams. One such petition even asked CBSE to pass the students with best out of three subjects.

So, what are the reasons that students have given in these petitions to ask to cancel compartment exams 2020?

1. Rising COVID-19 cases

There is no denying that we are getting over 40k new cases in India every day. If students sit for an exam, they are socially exposed and no one is willing to risk their lives like that. Moreover, even if one student tests positive, what will be the consequences? Meanwhile, the students have also said that CBSE shouldn't risk students live for one subject or 2-3 marks.

2. Passing students who have not even given exams; Give averages on 3 best out 5 subjects

One of the petition says, "Some of the students of CBSE Class 12th have been passed based on two or three subjects. They did not even give the exams, so they might have failed in these exams if they would have given a try. Then why can't the students who have tried and attempted can be passed on the same basis?"

3. Mental Stress

Indecisiveness and ignorance are causing a lot of mental stress on these students. The petition states "NO STUDENT is in the right environment or mental space to be taking up exams right now."

4. A year wasted due to late exams

College admissions will begin soon. If these compartments exams students don't get their results, they might not get admissions too. Their year will be wasted.

The petitioner also seeks that aggregate marks be given based on 3 out of 5 subjects, in which the student has passed.

5. Ignorance on part of decision-makers

While MHRD and CBSE took decisions for Class 10th and 12th Main Exams, how did they forget that there are reappearing students as well? The Petitions on "Cancel Compartment Exams 2020" seek to bring the issue in the eyes of these authorities.

6. The lag between studies, and unavailability of teachers

One of the petition even stated that they have not been studying regularly for 4 months because teachers are busy teaching other grades. In that case, how does CBSE propose to teach them?

Here are two separate petitions that students can look up to.