As Covid cases surge in several countries across the world, India, too, has begun preparations to deal with Covid instances and restrain the community spread.
In the above context, a video has gone viral on social media stating that Centre has cancelled board exams for 10th & 12th classes, and students will be promoted without exams.
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be old.
Scanning through the YouTube channel of ABP News, we found the original video uploaded on November 11, 2020, with a title: WB Govt decides to promote class 10 & 12th students without exams | ABP News
The video description reads: Ahead of elections in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee government has decided to promote the students of class 10th and 12th without conducting examinations. The decision has been taken keeping in the mind the situation in the state due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This decision of the West Bengal government is considered to be quite crucial ahead of elections in the state.
The official social media handles of the Ministry of Education have also not carried any such recent announcements. Hence, it is clear that the video is old and the post is fake.
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