Class 10th, 12th Board Exams 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: Karnataka SSLC exams to held as scheduled, ICSE exams cancelled

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) class X ICSE board exams have been cancelled because of the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic”. Read here

Due to spike in Covid-19 cases, schools in Delhi will remain shut till June 9 in Delhi. Earlier, the summer holidays for all government, aided, and private schools were from May 11 till June 30, however it has been preponed. Read more

The revised dates for the JEE (Main) – 2021 April session will be announced later on and at least 15 days before the examination. “Looking at the present situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well-being of the candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone the JEE (Main) – 2021 April Session,” read the official announcement by the NTA. Read more

Due to the spike in COVID-19 cases, the National Testing Agency (NTA) today decided to reschedule the JEE Main (April) 2021. 

Bangalore University has postponed the first, second and third semester BArch/ BTech (CBCS scheme) of University Visvesvaraya Engineering College commencing from April 19. Also, the third semester MBA/MCA/ M.Ed/ MSc (Statistics) examination commencing from April 20. Read more

Chhattisgarh Board postponed Class 10 exams this week. However, Class 12 exams will held as per the schedule. CGBSE Secretary Prof VK Goyal said in a statement that a circular claiming Class 12 exam is cancelled is going viral. He said it is fake and students should not get confused. Class 12 Board exam will begin from May 3 and will end on May 24. The examination will be held offline.

The CISCE said while the Class XII examination would be conducted at a later date, the “candidates for the ICSE (Class X) examination will be given options” to either “write the offline examination along with Class XII candidates” or “not to write the offline examination”. Read more

Amid rising cases of COVID-19, Tripura government Friday announced to suspend classes in schools, colleges and universities including professional education colleges and institutes from April 17 for an indefinite period. Meanwhile, this decision will not affect the ongoing examinations at schools, colleges and universities would remain unaffected. Read more

The CISCE has provided the class 10 students with the choice to appear for the offline exams, if and when the new schedule is released. Those students who will choose not to appear for the exams will be evaluated on an objective criterion, which will be developed by the board. Read more

The latest notification by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), class 12 board exams stand postponed. The final decision on class 12 exams will be taken in the first week of June. Class 10 students will have a choice to either appear or not appear for offline exams. 

Rajasthan state schools and other educational institutions will remain closed on April 17 owing to the weekend curfew imposed in the state to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases. 

The West Bengal Board of Secondary (WBBSE) officials have said that an appropriate decision will be taken by the government after reviewing the situation of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state. Read more

The exam was postponed due to unavoidable reasons. The revised date is April 25.
Prof H Rajasekhar, co-ordinating officer, informed that all Deputy Commissioners, related government workers, and police from across districts cooperate to ensure the exam is conducted successfully.”

Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) today posted on their website that practicals tests of classes 10 and 12 have been postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. The JAC had started the practical exams for Classes 10 and 12 on April 6. However, decision on the theory examinations is awaited.

Unlike Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has no plans to defer exams. Minister for education, Audimulapu Suresh recently tweeted that Class 10 exams will be held in the state as scheduled which is between June 7 and 16

While education experts have shown concern on the postponement of board exams, students are happy and at the same time concerned about college admissions. Some of them have requested the ministry to cancel class 12 exams and postpone the competitive exams as well.

States like Jharkhand will soon announce their plans on board exams. While CBSE has cancelled class 10, states like UP have postponed for both class 10 and class 12

“The recent announcement by CBSE postponing the class 12 board exams has been a huge cause of concern for millions of students and their parents across the country. While the situation owing to the resurgence of the pandemic is unprecedented, the need of the hour is to address the duress that the students are faced with,” says Rajendra S Pawar, Founder, NIIT University. 

“Board aspirants have spoken out for exams to be postponed or conducted in online mode for their safety and some boards have rescheduled and some for the time being decided to keep powering on with offline exams but with the right safety precautions in place. As school gates reopened, classmates reunited and teaching resumed, normalcy was barely achieved before they were thrust back into lockdown mode, all over again. This in itself is a huge change and challenge our students are already dealing with. The real issue that needs to be addressed is the impact of lockdown on our students,” says Ajeenkya DY Patil, President, Ajeenkya DY Patil University.  

Amid rising cases of COVID 19 in the state, the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education has decided to cancel the Telangana Secondary School Certificate (TS SSC) Class 10 exams and TS Inter Class 12 exams have been postponed.

The latest notification on the official website of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) reads, "Due to COVID situation, CISCE will take a decision regarding ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) Year 2021 examinations and will inform all concerned at the earliest." 

Karnataka Education Minister, S Suresh Kumar recently confirmed that the Karnataka state board class 10 exams will be held from June 21, 2021, as per the date sheet released earlier.

Like CBSE and several state boards, the Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has also decided to follow cancel class 10 exams and postponed class 12.

Odisha government has decided to suspend all class 10 and 12 board exams in the state in view of an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases. The exams were scheduled to be conducted from May 3-15. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also directed the schools to promote students of class 9 and 11 to classes 10 and 12, respectively without exams.