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CICSE board to conduct class 10 exams from May 5, class 12 exams from April 9, informed CICSE officials on Monday.

Gerry Arathoon, CISCE chief executive and secretary while speaking to The Telegraph stated, “As soon as the election dates are announced we will announce the schedule of Class 10 (ICSE) and 12 (ISC) boards. It could be within a day or two from the announcement. We are ready and waiting for the dates of the polls.”

Earlier, a circular sent by CICSE chief executive and secretary Gerry Arathoon to all school principals recently had stated that the exams will not be held as per their usual schedule in February considering the pandemic situation and the upcoming elections in five states. It had also stated that the dates of the exams will be announced at an appropriate time.