Updated 22:58 IST, May 8th 2020
'No further CBSE Class 10 exams to be held, except for students of NE Delhi': HRD Minister
HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank clarified that no further exam will be held for CBSE Class 10 students in the country barring for students of North East Delhi.
On Tuesday, HRD Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank clarified that no further examination will be held for CBSE Class 10 students in the country barring for students of North East Delhi. He added that the students shall be given 10 days' notice before commencing the Board examinations. He was interacting with students across the country through a webinar. However, no clarity was given on the Class 12 examination. Meanwhile, Nishank revealed that the IIT-JEE (Main) exam will be held from July 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, JEE (Advanced) will be held in August and the medical entrance exam NEET will be held on July 26.
📢Attention class X students!
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 5, 2020
No examination to be held for class X students nationwide, except for students from North-East Delhi.
An adequate time of 10 days will be given to all students for the preparation of exams.#EducationMinisterGoesLive pic.twitter.com/xjj7qszUZZ
CBSE reiterates decision of conducting Class 10 and 12 exams
Nishank's announcement comes days after the CBSE reiterated its decision of conducting the Class 10 and 12 examinations. In its circular dated April 1, 2020, the Board stated that it was unable to conduct exams on 8 days across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic while exams could not be held on 4 days in North East Delhi District due to the communal riots. Thereafter, the CBSE observed that it would conduct exams only for main subjects required for promotion and admission in higher educational institutions. It elaborated that only the Class 10 students in North East Delhi will have to write the exam for 6 subjects.
Recently there has been a lot of speculation regarding 10th CBSE Board exams. It is reiterated that the boards decision to take board exams for 29 subjects of class 10 and 12, stands the same as mentioned in circular dated 1.4.20.@DrRPNishank @PMOIndia @PTI_News
— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) April 29, 2020
The Press Release dated 01.04.2020 regarding Class X/XII exams is again shared here for information please https://t.co/7Wn4ZcC3vy@DrRPNishank @HRDMinistry @PIB_India @OfficeOfSDhotre @DDNewslive @PTI_News @AkashvaniAIR
— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) April 29, 2020
Published 19:30 IST, May 5th 2020