CBSE to conduct compartment exams, says not holding exams will adversely affect candidates

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NEW DELHI: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has said that it cannot cancel the CBSE compartment exams for 10th and 12th, as the future of a large number of candidates would be adversely affected.

CBSE after considering the several representations on cancellation of compartment examiantion, said that the Board is of the opinion that in case the Compartment examination is not conducted, future of large number of candidates will be adversely affected being the Classess 10the and 12th. Accordingly, requests received in the form of representationa for not holding the examiantion cannot be accdded to by the CBSE.

The CBSE will hold the Compartment examiantion by following the detailed Standard Operating Procedures keeping in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

The CBSE had on July 15 announced the calss 10th board results. Girls outshone boys yet again in class 10 examination. A total of 1.5 lakh student have been placed in compartment.

There has been a marginal increase of 0.36 per cent in the pass percentage as against last year. However, the number of students scoring above 90 per cent and 95 per cent have reduced this year by 3 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively.

The board did not announce any merit list this year in view of the exceptional circumstances amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

While girls have achieved a pass percentage of 93.31, pass percentage of boys and transgenders is 90.14 and 78.95, respectively.

Over 1.84 lakh students scored above 90 per cent and more than 41,000 students scored above 95 per cent marks. A total of 18.73 lakh students appeared in the exam, out of which 17.13 lakh students passed.

While the class 12 exams were rescheduled to be held in July in all the parts of the country, class 10 exams were rescheduled only in North East Delhi, which was affected by riots in March. However, later all exams were cancelled, following spike in Covid-19 cases.


For subjects for which exams could not be conducted, the board has announced the results on the basis of an alternative assessment scheme.


As per the assessment scheme, for students, who had appeared in the exams in more than three subjects, the average of the marks obtained in the best three performing subjects has been be awarded in the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted.


For students who have appeared in the exams in only three subjects, the average of the marks obtained in the best two performing subjects has been awarded in the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted.


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