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CBSE, ICSE Board Class 10th, 12th Exam Result 2020 Date Live News Updates: Taking note of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has decided not to conduct the pending exams of class 10 and 12 scheduled from July 1. The board will announce the result on the basis of new marking scheme. Students who had appeared in the exams can expect their results by July 15, as mentioned in the board’s notification. However, CISCE has not decided whether they will announce the result in mid-July. They also plan to come up with their own marking scheme.
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal today in his tweet mentioned, “Students will be given the choice to decide if they want their results based on the methodology of assessment as decided by #CBSE or choose to write the exams again. I would like to reiterate that the health of students, parents, and teachers is our prime concern.”
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Meanwhile, students opting to improve their performance in the board exams (at a later date) will be considered final. The remaining CBSE papers which were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic were initially scheduled to held from July 1 to 15. However, with the rapid rise in coronavirus cases across the country still continuing, the education board and government are reconsidering their decision.
Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) July exam. Over 30 lakh candidates were to appear for the teacher eligibility exam that was scheduled to be held on July 5. [More details...]
As soon as CBSE stated the Supreme Court that it has decided not to conduct the pending exams for class 10 and class 12 that were scheduled to be held from July 1 to 15, many cheered the move and tryied to capture the mood of the students with various memes. Click to find some rib-tickling meme shared on the subject.
The pending exams for Class 12 in CBSE-affiliated schools included 12 core subjects — Business Studies, Geography, Hindi (Core), Hindi (Elective), Home Science, Sociology, Computer Science (Old), Computer Science (New), Information Practice (Old), Information Practice (New), Information Technology and Bio-Technology.
Meanwhile, the CISCE exams scheduled to be held in July has also been canceled. CISCE stated that it will provide students with an option to appear for the exams at a later date, which is yet to be announced. Unlike CBSE, the option will also be available to class 10 students. The CISCE also mentioned that it will follow a different form of assessment then that of CBSE.
Students, parents and school principals expressed relief over the CBSE’s decision to not conduct the remaining Class X and XII board examinations between July 1 and 15. However, some apprehension remains as stakeholders await the finer details, such as which previously held examinations the students will now be evaluated upon. [Read more...]
CBSE informed on Thursday that it will not conduct the pending exams for the class 10 and 12 students and students would be marked under a special scheme. However, if a student is not satisfied with the marks he/she obtains, they can appear for exam later in the year. The dates for the same are yet to be announced. How will the marks be calculated under the special scheme?
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The country’s national school board was forced to make the Class 12 exams optional after parents expressed concerns over the safety of their children as many states continue to report a record surge in COVID19 positive cases on most days. The fact that many schools, which were supposed to act as examination centres, were also being used for quarantine and isolation purposes posed a significant logistical challenge.
With the rise of COVID-19 cases, the remaining board exams for students of Classes 10 and 12 in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) will not be held as scheduled in July