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    HomeNewsIndiaCBSE Class 12 board exam update: July 2020 exams will be cancelled, CBSE, ICSE boards tell Supreme Court

    CBSE Class 12 board exam update: July 2020 exams will be cancelled, CBSE, ICSE boards tell Supreme Court

    Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by parents seeking cancellation of remaining papers of CBSE Class 12 board exams instead of conducting them in July

    Moneycontrol News
    June 25, 2020 / 15:17 IST

    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has told the Supreme Court that the remaining CBSE Class 12 board examinations and Class 10 examinations will be cancelled.

    With the CBSE stance, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has also decided to cancel the remaining board exams.

    The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by the parents of CBSE Class 12 students who sought the cancellation of the remaining board exams instead of conducting them in July, in view of the COVID-19 situation.

    The top court had directed the CBSE to file a reply on this and had posted the matter for hearing on June 23. However, on June 23, the education board had informed the SC bench that the discussion is at an advanced stage now and they would require another day’s time to arrive at something conclusive.

    According to an NDTV report, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the CBSE, has said: “The decision-making process is at an advance stage and would be finalised by Thursday.” The matter will now be heard on June 25.

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    Also Read: CBSE Board exam case in SC: All you need to know

    In April, the CBSE had notified that remaining examinations will be conducted for only 29 papers and the rest would be scrapped. The schedule for the same was announced in May. However, upon realising that the COVID-19 cases in India may continue to rise through July also, the voices against conducting the exams began growing louder.

    Meanwhile, CISCE, which had also announced that the pending exams would be conducted in July, has given students the option to opt-out of writing the remaining papers.

    Also Read: CBSE/ISC Board Exam 2020 cancelled

    Moneycontrol News
    first published: Jun 24, 2020 12:12 pm

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