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New Delhi : Keeping in view the request received from various State Governments and the prevailing circumstances due to Covid-19 as on date, the CBSE has decided to cancel the Examinations for classes X and XII which were scheduled to be held from July 1 to 15, 2020. The Supreme Court on June 26, 2020, agreed to the proposal of CBSE to cancel the examinations and on a scheme to assess the final performance of students in their Classes X and XII exams.
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ expressed his gratitude to the Supreme Court for accepting CBSE proposal of not holding the CBSE examinations of class XII from July 1 to July 15 and for giving priority to safety concerns of students . He said that Assessment from the performance of students in the cancelled examination will be done based on the assessment scheme as suggested by competent committee of the CBSE for declaration of result for both Class-X and Class-XII, according to a PIB release.
Pokhriyal said that the CBSE will conduct an optional examination for class XII students in the subjects the examination for which were scheduled to be conducted from July 1 to 15,, 2020, as soon as conditions are conducive. Candidates whose results will be declared based on the assessment scheme will be allowed to appear in these optional examinations to improve their performances, if they wish so. He said that no further examinations will be conducted for candidates in class X and the result declared by CBSE on the basis of assessment scheme will be treated as final.
The Union Minister said that results based upon the aforesaid assessment scheme will be declared by July 15, 2020, so that candidates can apply and seek admission in Higher Education institutes. He said that we had proposed this scheme to the Supreme Court because the health of students, parents, and teachers is our prime concern.