Amid COVID-19 surge, CBSE postpones Class 12 exam; status and likely dates of board exams in states

The CISCE on Wednesday said it is reviewing the COVID-19 situation and will soon take a decision on conducting the Class 10 and 12 board exams.

FP Staff April 15, 2021 15:30:38 IST

Amid COVID-19 surge, CBSE postpones Class 12 exam; status and likely dates of board exams in states

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Amid the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Wednesday announced the cancellation of Class 10 exams and postponed Class 12 exams. States like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh also followed suit and decided to postpone the state board exams.

The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) on Thursday cancelled Class 10 board exams and deferred the Class 12 examinations.

बड़ी खबर: CBSE की तर्ज पर हरियाणा बोर्ड की 10वीं की परीक्षा को रद्द कर दिया गया है. राज्य सरकार ने 12वीं की परीक्षाओं को भी स्थगित कर दिया है. pic.twitter.com/pEqCRKTWOI

— DPR Haryana (@DiprHaryana) April 15, 2021

According to reports, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that students of Classes 5, 8 and 10 will be promoted without an examination. The CMO said a decision regarding the PSEB Class 12 exams, which have already been postponed, would be taken later based on the coronavirus situation in the state.

Some states like Andhra Pradesh reportedly said the board examinations will be held as per schedule. Meghalaya deputy chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said the state board will hold class 12 examinations as per schedule but added that the state government is waiting for an update of the review conducted by Additional Chief Secretary DP Wahlang, in charge of education, for holding class 10 examination.

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Wednesday said it is reviewing the COVID-19 situation and will soon take a decision on conducting the Class 10 and 12 board exams.

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said an appropriate decision will be taken giving priority to the health of students.
The exams are scheduled to start in June.

Maharashtra education minister Varsha Gaikwad said the state government would study and discuss the CBSE's move of cancelling its Class 10 exam.

Maharashtra, along with Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, had already announced changes in the board exam schedule while officials in Jharkhand , Odisha and Assam, had said the exams would be held as per schedule. Tamil Nadu has also scrapped the Class 10 board exams this year.

Following is the state-wise schedule of board exams. It is to be noted that the situation remains fluid and students are advised to keep checking for updates in their respective states.

Sr.No.	Board/State	Class 10 exam		Class 12 exam
Sr.No.	Board/State	Status	Likely Date/Assessment	Status	Likely Date/Assessment
1	CBSE	Cancelled	Assessment method to be decided by Board	Postponed	Situation to be reviewed on 1 June, students to be informed 15 days prior to exam
2	CISCE	Decision soon	From 5 May	Underway	From 8 April
3	Maharashtra	Postponed	Likely in June	Postponed	Likely during end of May
4	Tamil Nadu	Cancelled		As Scheduled	5 to 31 May
5	Karnataka	As scheduled	From 21 June	No decision to postpone	From 24 May
6	Madhya Pradesh	Postponed	Likely in June	Postponed	Likely in June
7	West Bengal	Scheduled for June, decision to be taken		Scheduled for June, decision to be taken
8	Rajasthan	Postponed	Not announced	Postponed	Not announced
9	Himachal Pradesh	Postponed	Situation to be reviewed on 1 May	Postponed	Situation to be reviewed on 1 May
10	Punjab	Canceled		Postponed	20 April to 24 May
11	Chhattisgarh	Postponed	Not announced	As scheduled	3 to 24 May
12	Uttar Pradesh	Postponed	New dates to be considered in May	Postponed	New dates to be considered in May
13	Gujarat	Postponed	To be announced on 15 May	Postponed	To be announced on 15 May
14	Andhra Pradesh	As scheduled	June		May
15	Kerala	Underway	8 to 29 April	Underway	8 to 26 April
16	Jharkhand	As scheduled	4 to 21 May	As scheduled	4 to 21 May
17	Telangana	Decision soon	From 1 May	Decision soon	From 17 May
18	Odisha	Postponed	To be announced later	As scheduled	To be announced later
19	Meghalaya	Decision soon	19 April to 3 May	As scheduled	16 April to 12 May
20	Bihar	Results declared	20 January to 24 February	Completed	2 to 13 February
21	Assam	As scheduled	May	As scheduled	May
22	Manipur				5 May to 9 June
23	Jammu and Kashmir	Underway in Jammu, completed in Kashmir		Underway in Jammu, completed in Kashmir
24	Nagaland		7 to 21 April		6 to 29 April
25	Goa	As scheduled	13 May to 4 June	As scheduled	26 April to 15 May
26	Haryana	Cancelled		Postponed	Not announced
27	Tripura		19 May to 4 June		18 May to 11 June

With inputs from PTI

Disclaimer: As has been observed over the course of the past few weeks, the dates of exams have been frequently changed around. The information above has not been independently verified. However, this article will continue to be updated to reflect official updates as and when they come in.

Updated Date: April 15, 2021 16:26:20 IST

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