City CBSE schools can suspend exam

City CBSE schools can suspend exam

Board Order After Rain Floods Exam Centres & Schools

Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com

Chennai:01.12.2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allowed schools in Chennai to suspend the term 1 exams for Classes X and XII if their campuses and surroundings areas are inundated by the recent rain. The objectivetype exam for Class X students started on November 16. For Class XII, the exam will start on December 1. “The board has allowed schools to decide whether to conduct or suspend the exam. But schools must convey their decision to the board with proof and justification,” a CBSE source said.

“In some places, exam centres may be safe but the neighbourhood may be inundated. Schools must take a call considering the safety of students,” the official said. Principals, however, said that many schools may not cancel the exam as the CBSE has not said anything about holding re-exams for these subjects.

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Students eager to write exam despite rain, floods

On November 18, a handful of schools suspended the exam. But only two city schools suspended the exam on Tuesday,” a principal said.

Many parents and students are eager to write the exam despite the rain and flood.

“Though our school is not flooded, some surrounding areas got flooded in recent rain. Most students, however, turned up for exam as some parents shifted to hotels to help their children prepare for the exam,” said Susan George, principal, Hindustan International School, Padur.

Class XII students will start object type exams with sociology paper on Wednesday.

Pranay, a Class XII student from Semmencherry, said his apartment building is inundated but his preparation is not affected as his school is sending study materials online.

“My English paper is on December 3. If the water has not drained by then, I will use a fisherman’s boat to reach the main road. My school vehicle will pick me up from there,” he said.

Vasanthakumar, a parent from Varadharajapuram, collected the hall ticket for Class XII term 1 exam on Tuesday. “Our street was flooded on Saturday and Sunday. As the rain eased, water has drained. If it rains more during the exams, I plan to shift to a safer place to ensure my son writes the exams without any difficulty,” he said.

Some schools like Alwin Memorial Public School in Tambaram are planning to use buses to pick up students from houses in flooded areas. “We don’t want any student to miss the exam due to rain. Parents and students are eager to write the exam as they do not want marks to be based on weightage system like last year,” said N Vijayan, senior principal, Zion and Alwin group of schools.