CBSE likely to inform Supreme Court on Tuesday about its decision on pending board exams

Central Board of Secondary Education is likely to inform Supreme Court on Tuesday about its decision on conducting pending class 10 and 12 board exams, which were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

board last week told court it will "very shortly" take a decision, after a plea by a group of parents sought quashing of tification for conducting remaining class 10 and 12 exams from July 1 to 15 and demanded that students be awarded marks based on an internal assessment or in line with marks allotted for practical exams.

A similar request has been made by Maharashtra, Delhi and Odisha governments to HRD Ministry.

" decision will be informed to court on Tuesday and an official tification will accordingly be issued as per directions of top court," a senior CBSE official said.

parents have said in plea that students could be exposed to COVID-19 infection if y appear for exams amid an increase in number of coronavirus cases.

y have cited that CBSE has cancelled examinations of Class 10 and 12 for its around 250 schools situated abroad and board has decided to award marks on basis of eir practical exams or an internal assessment because of pandemic.

CBSE has decided fresh schedule of board exams from July 1-15 to ensure that y are completed before competitive examinations. While engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains is scheduled from July 18-23, medical entrance exam NEET is to be held on July 26.

"A decision about two exams will also be taken in accordance with decision on board exams," official said. CICSE board has already anunced that class 10 and 12 students can choose to t appear for pending board exams and be marked as per ir performance in pre-board exams or internal assessment.

board had submitted proposal before Bombay High Court last week in response to a petition filed by a parent seeking directions to authorities to cancel exams in view of spike in COVID-19 cases.

Universities and schools across country have been shut since March 16, when Centre anunced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak.

A nationwide lockdown was anunced on March 24, which came into effect next day. While government has eased several restrictions, schools and colleges continue to remain closed.

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