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Dubai: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced on Friday that board exams for class 10 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and class 12 Indian School Certificate (ISC), scheduled to be held from May 4, 2021, have been deferred. The decision was taken in light of the massive surge in COVID-19 cases in India, CISCE said in a press release.
CISCE said it will closely monitor the COVID-19 situation in India and the postponement of the exams will be reviewed and a final decision will be taken in the first week of June.
Dubai school principals react
In Dubai, principals of schools following the ICSE curriculum welcomed the decision. Speaking to
While ISC final exams will be held later, Class 10 or ICSE students will have the option to take their board exams offline. They can also choose not to appear in the offline exam, the board said.
Class 10 students who do not appear in offline exams will be evaluated based on an alternative assessment method.
“In view of the ICSE (Class 10) candidates opting for the second option, the CISCE will develop an unbiased criterion while preparing the result of such candidates,” an official statement said.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on April 14 postponed its Class 12 exams and cancelled Class 10 final exams. CBSE had said it will develop an “objective criterion” to evaluate and promote Class 10 students.
Board Exam 2021 postponed, cancelled in these states: Check latest updates on Class 10th, 12th board exams
Board Exam 2021: Here is the list of states which have postponed or cancelled the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams 2021.
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UPDATED: April 16, 2021 19:14 IST
Board Exam 2021 postponed, cancelled in these states: Check latest updates on Class 10th, 12th board exams (Image source: PTI)
Board Exam 2021: In view of rising number of Covid-19 cases, various state boards across India have decided to either postponed or cancelled the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the examinations to be held at various levels in view of the developing coronavirus situation.