New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday informed Supreme Court that exams for class X and XII scheduled for July 1-15 have been cancelled.
The CBSE had on Tuesday informed the apex court that the decision-making process on whether to conduct CBSE 10, 12 Board exams from July 1-15 is in an advanced stage, after which the court deferred the hearing to Thursday at 2pm.
The petition had claimed that at a time when “India is nearing the 3,00,000 mark of total reported cases, it would be a huge risk” to hold the CBSE Board Exams 2020. It also claimed that students could be exposed to COVID-19 infection if they appear for exams amid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases.
Earlier, the CBSE has decided the fresh schedule of board exams from July 1-15 to ensure that they are completed before competitive examinations. While engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains is scheduled from July 18-23, medical entrance exam NEET is to be held on July 26.