Students taking the 12th Class CBSE Board Exam at St. Paul School in Indore. (Photo by Arun Mondhe/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to cancel its pending Class X and Class XII examinations scheduled from 1 to 15 July, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday (25 June), Hindustan Times has reported.
While the Class X examination will not be conducted, the students studying in Class XII will get a chance to appear in the exams whenever the situation permits. These dates will be decided by the central government.
Alternatively if the class XII students do not wish to appear in the examinations their results will be declared on the basis of their performance in the last two examinations. These results will be published by 15 July.
ICSE also told the Supreme Court that it is in agreement with CBSE's decision and will convey the same to its students. CBSE is expected to soon pass a written order pertaining to this decision.
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