ICSE, ISC exams deferred, date for class 12 exams to be decided later
The Covid situation will be closely monitored and a final decision on the conduct of the board examinations will be taken by the 1st week of June 2021.
BusinessToday.In | April 16, 2021 | Updated 19:29 IST
Class 10 students can choose to write offline examination along with class 12 students or choose to not take the exams.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Friday deferred the ICSE (class 10) and ISC (class 12) exams scheduled to be held from May 4 because of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
CISCE said a final decision on conducting class 12 exams will be taken at a later date. The Covid situation will be closely monitored and the deferment of the ICSE and ISC 2021 examinations will be reviewed and a final decision on the conduct of the board examinations will be taken by the 1st week of June 2021, it said in a release.
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Apr 15, 2021, 14:25 PM IST
New Delhi: The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is likely to announce on Thursday (April 15) its decision on holding the board exams .
In an official statement, the CISCE said, “Due to COVID situation, CISCE will take a decision regarding ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12)” exams.
On Wednesday, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had announced that it cancelled the class 10 board exams and postponed the class 12 board exams due to the rising cases of COVID-19.
Nearly 3 lakh students register to appear for CISCE exams including both ICSE and ISC exams. Last year too, the pandemic had disrupted the exams.