The examinations pending for CBSE Class 10 and 12 will not be conducted at external centres, it will be conducted at students' schools itself. The information was provided by Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, HRD Minister. He also stated that the exam result would be declared by the end of July. Earlier on Wednesday, subject to five conditions, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed conducting the pending board examinations for Class X and XII by exempting them from the lockdown measures.
No examination centre will be permitted in the containment zones -- the specific geographical areas defined by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHF) where positive Covid-19 cases are found as per his orders.
Wear a mask is mandatory for all the teachers, students and staff involved in the examination process.
There will be provisions of thermal scanning and sanitisers at all the centres where maintaining social distancing will be a must.
The ministry has received requests from the state governments and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for conducting the board examinations and the matter has been examined by the ministry, said the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla in a letter to the chief secretaries of all the states.
He wrote, "Taking into consideration the academic interest of a large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct the examinations for class 10th and 12th."
Highlights
- The examinations pending for CBSE Class 10 and 12 will not be conducted at external centres, it will be conducted at students' schools itself.
- The information was provided by Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, HRD Minister.
- He also stated that the exam result would be declared by the end of July.
- Earlier on Wednesday, subject to five conditions, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed conducting the pending board examinations for Class X and XII by exempting them from the lockdown measures.