CBSE cancels X, XII board exams in wake of Covid-19

The CBSE on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that its remaining class XII examinations, scheduled between July 1 and 15, have been cancelled.

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With this, the students would be given an option to appear for exams on a later date or get promoted through internal assessment, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench presided over by Justice A M Khanwilkar.

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A fresh notification giving a time schedule may be issued by Friday, Centre further told the court.

The decision comes amid a rising number of Covid-19 cases across the country. Several states have expressed their inability to conduct the examinations in such a scenario.

The bench asked the Center and the CBSE to issue fresh notification regarding class 12 exams.

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It asked the Board to clarify the issue of options between internal assessment and examinations for the future date. The court also sought to know the status of state board exams.

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The top court posted a batch of PILs filed by Col Amit Baithla and others for consideration on Friday.

During the hearing, the court was also informed that the ICSE board examinations for class X and XII would also be cancelled. It, however, did not agree to the CBSE's stand to conduct examinations on a future date.