Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021: HC Rejected plea for Cancelling KSEEB Class 10 Exams, SSLC Exam To Be held as Scheduled

Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021: As per the updates, the Karnataka High Court has heard and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exam 2021. According to final orders by the High Court, the Karnataka SSLC exams 2021 will be held as scheduled as the petition got rejected. The dates for the exams were decided to be 19th and 22nd July 2021.

A Bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar heard the matter. The PIL was filed challenging the notification issued by the State government on SSLC exams 2021. According to this notification by the state government, it was decided that the Karnataka SSLC exam 2021 will be held for the academic year 2020-21. 

Karnataka High Court's Order

The Court said, "AG states that said guidelines have been incorporated in SOP. Therefore we find that state has issued a circular to comply with SOP. Moreover, petitioner has not been able to point out the decision of State to conduct exam is arbitrary or same interferes with right of students." Hence, the Court did not find any merit in the matter and the petition was dismissed. The High Court while passing orders, observed that the state took the decision to postpone the SSLC exam and never cancelled it. On receiving the opinion of expert committee, the examination is being held.

Moreover, the exam is in a Multiple Choice Questions, MCQ format which is easy to give and students can easily pass the exam. High Court also observed that no student will be forced to attend exams either by State or by parents and it would be a collective decision of the students and parents.

PIL Filed To Cancel Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021

The petition has been filed by S V Singre Gowda. It states that Children are battling with regard to studies online and it is highly impossible to understand the subject in online classes. Further, only some of the institutions might have conducted online classes and in and around Karnataka especially in rural areas there is no such facility, and in some areas not even a single class has been conducted. Therefore, the conducting of examinations for the SSLC in these circumstances is bad and necessary directions need to be issued to the respondents to stop the examinations immediately.

The petition even points out the emotional and psychological suffering children and parents have gone through during COVID-19. It even states that PUC exams have been cancelled in the state. Giving examples of other Boards, the petition cites reasons as to why the Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021 should be cancelled. The plea further suggested a method of evaluation for SSLC students, similar to that of 2nd PUC students, who will be promoted based on their past performance.

Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021

Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certification (SSLC) exam will be conducted on 19th and 22nd July. There will be multiple-choice objective questions in the exam. The authorities have released the admit cards on the official website. Chief Minister Yediyurappa ad tweeted last month, "Education Minister Suresh Kumar after preliminary discussions with me has decided to fix the dates for SSLC exams. After thorough discussions, this decision has been taken in the interest of students, and it is not a unilateral decision. It is unnecessary to create confusion in this regard."