On April 14, the CBSE had announced the cancellation of class 10 exams and the postponement of class 12 exams in view of the surge in coronavirus cases.
CBSE Board Exam 2021 Supreme Court Hearing: The Supreme Court on Monday, 31 May, adjourned the hearing of a plea seeking cancellation of Class 12 CBSE and the ICSE board examinations.
CBSE is considering holding exams for either selective subjects or for all subjects but for a duration of 90 minutes instead of three hours. CISCE has, however, asked schools to submit data on class 11 and class 12 internal assessment hinted at the cancelation of boards.
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BHUBANESWAR: With the continuing uncertainty over the Class XII board exams, students and parents are in a spot. Many are against the idea of conducting exams when the Covid-19 situation is still at its worst, while some feel the government should think of alternative ways to conduct exams considering the importance of it in higher studies. Meanwhile, students said calculating Class XII marks on the basis of marks secured in the exams of classes XI and XII may not produce the expected results and is not a fair way of assessment.
“With Covid-19 still raging, a fear of infection is obvious if the government decides to go ahead with the board exams. But the government must explore options so that one year of students do not go to waste,” said Puja Mishra, a student of a city-based higher secondary school.