CBSE, ICSE cancel pending exams

CBSE, ICSE cancel pending exams

Supreme Court will pass order today

26/06/2020

A file photo of students writing the Class 10 exam.

The Union Government and the Central Board of Secondary Education informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the remaining exams for Classes 10 and 12, scheduled from July 1 to 15, have been cancelled because of the concerns over the safety of students amid the pandemic. The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education also agreed “in principle” with the decision to cancel the pending exams.

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta said the CBSE had prepared an “assessment scheme” for the cancelled exams.

A proposed notification submitted by the CBSE Controller of Examinations details the scheme. It said the marks of Classes 10 and 12 students who have completed their exams would be based on their performance. For those who have completed exams in more than three subjects, the average marks in their best three performing subjects would be taken for assessing the scores for the cancelled exams. If students have appeared for only three exams, the average of the best two subjects would be taken for assessing the exams missed out in July. In a few cases as in Delhi, if students appeared in one or two subjects, the average of these marks, plus their internal and practical scores, would be used. The results would be declared by July 15.

The court listed the case on June 26, at 10.30 a.m., for passing orders.

The Centre has not yet decided whether NEET and JEE will be held as scheduled in July.