CBSE Board Exams Cancelled for Class 10th; Class 12th Exam is Optional – Says CBSE to SC
Much awaited decision on CBSE Board exams has been declared today by CBSE in front of Supreme Court . According to latest reports CBSE has decided to cancel the Class 10th board exams while students of class 12th cbse board have option to choose exam.
CBSE has informed to Supreme court that due to the coronavirus situation in the country and increasing cases are the reason of cancellation of exam. 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.
Lac of students and parents were waiting for the final decisions on CBSE board exams which were scheduled to be held on 1 to 15 july in coming weeks. The Supreme Court will pass its order on the matter tomorrow at 10.30 am on this matter.
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.
source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/higher-studies-cbse-board-exam-2020-live-updates-pending-cbse-board-class-10-exam-cbse-board-class-12-exam-supreme-court-hearing-hrd-ramesh-pokhriyal-629010
