CBSE rubbishes exam cancellation rumours

Abhishek Choudhari | TNN | Apr 30, 2020, 04:51 IST

Nagpur: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued a statement on Wednesday to put an end to rumours rife on social media that remaining board exams will be cancelled.
The board’s controller of examination (CoE) Sanyam Bhardwaj made it clear there is no change of position in CBSE’s stand from its April 1 circular. That particular circular had made it clear about which subject exams were still pending and in which area.
The April 1 circular is crystal clear that Std X exams, for specific subjects, will be held only for north-east Delhi area. That is because examinations could not be conducted there as per schedule due to deteriorating law and order situation on account of rioting. CBSE mentioned names of all the papers which will be conducted for Std X only for this particular region.
For Std XII, the board will conduct exams across the country for some important subjects. List of these subjects has already been declared and available on CBSE’s portal as well.
New examination dates will be decided only after lockdown is over and an assessment of the prevailing situation is conducted. Uncertainty over exam dates must not worry students as they will get ample time to prepare for the big day. Bhardwaj reiterated that at least 10 days prior notice will be given before starting the board examinations.
CBSE has time and again told students and parents not to believe in social media forwards regarding any activity of the board. TOI had reported about the April 1 circular in detail the very next day itself.