The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to file an affidavit detailing its scheme for conducting compartment exams for Classes 10 and 12 by end of September.
The Board assured a Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that necessary precautions against the pandemic have been taken. The number of exam centres have been more than doubled from 575 to 1,278. Only 12 students will be accommodated in an exam hall meant for 40. The Board said a notification would be out later in the day.
Nearly a lakh students for Class 10 and over 80,000 for Class 12 are expected to take these exams.
The court directed the CBSE to file its affidavit by September 7. It listed the case for hearing on September 10. The Bench was dealing with a plea filed by Anika Samvedi to postpone the exams due to the health crisis.
The court however asked whether delaying the exams would really help students in the long run.
“Where do you stand without the exams? Is there any other methodology contemplated by the CBSE?” Justice Khanwilkar asked.
The court urged the counsel for the petitioner to be clear about the relief sought when the latter expressed apprehensions about the completion of compartment exams in time for university admissions.
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