The pending board exams for class 10 and 12, which were scheduled to take place from 1-15 July, now stand cancelled, told Centre for Secondary Education (CBSE) to Supreme Court today. However official confirmation is still awaited.
The decision came amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus in the country as well as the lockdown situation that was imposed to contain the virus spread.
The education board said that it would conduct the remaining exams when the conditions become conducive.
However, Class XII students can opt for exams to be conducted later, CBSE told the top court.
The rescheduled exams were to take place from July 1-15. Lakhs of students, who had appeared for the CBSE Board Exam 2020 were waiting for the CBSE Board’s word on the pending CBSE Board exams. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus and the nationwide lockdown, the CBSE had to put on hold exams of some subjects. In the wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases, students associated with the CBSE Board and their parents had appealed to the Supreme Court to cancel the pending CBSE Board Class 10 and CBSE Board Class 12 exams.
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- CBSE Board informed Supreme Court that Class 10 exams have been cancelled while Class 12 students will have an option.
- Exams for class X and XII scheduled for July 1-15 have been cancelled, CBSE tells Supreme Court
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is appearing for the CBSE and Central Government. Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta is representing the ICSE Board. The main petitioners are being led by advocate Rishi Malhotra
- SG Tushar Mehta to submit response from HRD Ministry and CBSE on whether exams be conducted or not
- Supreme Court bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar begins hearing a plea seeking cancellation of CBSE exams due to COVID-19
In case the pending CBSE Board Class 10 and CBSE Board Class 12 exams are cancelled, the CBSE Board is very likely to propose an alternative assessment policy before the Supreme Court.
According to the new assessment policy, the CBSE Board will be following a grading system. Students who had appeared for the CBSE Board Class 10, CBSE Board Class 12 Exams will be assessed according to the marks obtained by them in the CBSE pre-board exams.
An official confirmation on the same is, however, awaited.
Various media reports have suggested that the alternative grading model that board plans to propose will be based on using internal assessment scores. It may also be based on the marks obtained in the already conducted exams.
