The government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that CBSE has decided to cancel the remaining class 10 and class 12 exams that were earlier scheduled for July 1 to July 15.

Representing the MHRD, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the court that students of class 12 can optionally sit in the examinations if they want to. If they don't want to appear, their performance in the last two examinations will be considered to grant them marks.

The option to appear for the exams will, however, be available only for students of class 12.

The CBSE exams were postponed earlier in wake of the coronavirus crisis across the country. It has increased anxiety, worry and frustration among students as well as parents.

Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have conveyed the inability to conduct the examinations, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta told the apex court.

A plea was filed in the top court by some parents of the students, seeking a direction to the CBSE to declare the results on the basis of the exam already conducted and internal assessment marks of remaining subjects.

Moreover, any decision regarding the postponement of the JEE Main 2020 and NEET 2020 exams by the NTA is likely to come later this afternoon.