CBSE Class 10th exams cancelled

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The CBSE will not conduct the pending examinations while the students of Class 12th will be given an option of appearing for exams after conditions are conducive, the Solicitor General told the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Class 12th students will get option to appear in exams or take assessment based on past three exams. The assessment results will be out by July 15, the Solicitor General told the court. The Centre will release a proper scheme of internal assessment by Friday.

The top Court said that there needs to be clarity in scheme as the delay in conducting exams will clash with admission process of universities. The court told the Centre that favorable conditions may vary from state to state and hence, the Centre must consider when they will revisit their decision, may be after a month.

The Supreme Court of India was hearing a plea filed by some parents whose children were to appear in the CBSE board exams. The parents had said in the plea that the board students could be exposed to COVID-19 infection if they appear for exams amid rising number of coronavirus cases in India. The top court had on June 17 asked the CBSE to consider cancelling the pending class 10th and 12th board examinations and allot marks on the basis of internal assessment.The CBSE board exam was postponed due to the coronavirus lockdown. However, on May 18, the Ministry of Human Resource Development released a revised time table for the pending board exams.