Gulf News recaps the latest available guidance on the fast-moving development.
What happened?
School-leaving external board exams under India-based CBSE (except Grade 12) and ICSE; United Kingdom’s IGCSE and A-Levels; and the international IB have been cancelled (in the UAE and some other countries) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They were due to take place in May and June.
CBSE a wait-and-watch situation
CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) is India’s biggest board, with thousands of students in dozens of affiliated schools here. It has two exams; one for Grade 10 and the other for Grade 12.
The Grade 10 exam has been cancelled. The results of Grade 10 will be prepared on the basis of an “objective criterion” to be developed by the CBSE. Schools are awaiting further communication on this criterion from the CBSE. However, some principals believe that internal schools assessments and pre-board examinations should provide enough performance data for each studen
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ICSE schools prepare to start Class XI online lessons Move follows board notice cancelling class X board exams
ICSE schools in the city are planning to start Class XI early after the council cancelled the Class X exams on Monday and advised schools to start “online classes for the Class XI students at the earliest”.
Several schools said they were planning to start either by the end of this month or in the first week of May.
Schools are considering the students’ academic performance in Class X and IX before granting them admission.
In some schools, admission tests have been conducted in science subjects and mathematics to assess the students’ aptitude.
Karnataka SSLC Exam 2021 CANCELLATION: Education Minister Suresh Kumar makes BIG announcement - The Karnataka education minister said that examinations would be conducted offline as per the date sheet released earlier by state education board.
No more exam fever
As the second wave of the pandemic peaks, various boards cancel
exams
education department to cancel all exams for students between classes 1 to 9 for
schools that follow the state syllabus. However, the department continues to stand by its decision to conduct the
SSLC exams, to be held between June 21 and July 5, offline.
“Results will be declared as per the continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme. Schools have been asked to complete the evaluation process by April 30,” said Primary and Secondary Education Minister
S Suresh Kumar. He added schools should not insist on students attending these examinations physically. “The evaluation and announcement of results must be a tool, only for assessing the learning capabilities of the children. Unachieved learning outcomes will be addressed as part of the bridge course during the commencement of the next academic year,” said the Education Minister.