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CBSE Cancels Class X Board Exams, Postpones Exams For Class XII
Students taking the 12th Class CBSE Board Exam (Photo by Arun Mondhe/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that it has cancelled the board examinations for Class X students. The board examinations for Class XII have been postponed.
Fresh dates for Class XII boards will be announced later. Situation will next be reviewed on 1 June.
This decision by the Education Ministry came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and other senior officials in the Ministry today to discuss the issue of holding CBSE Board exams amid demand from students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders to cancel it due to Covid-19 surge.
With Inputs From IANS
