CBSE to conduct 10th, 12th board exams from July 1 to 15

Union HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank made the announcement about the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examination for the remaining 29 subjects on twitter and said that the board exams will be conducted from 1st July 2020 to 15th July 2020 for the classes 10th and 12th.

His tweet reads,

“The pending CBSE exams will be held from July 1 to July 15, 2020. Students have ample time to revise and perform well.”

📣Attention students!

Dates for the remaining #CBSE Exams of classes 10th and 12th have been fixed between 1.07.2020 & 15.07.2020.

All the best.#StudyWell #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/G0IONMu3kp
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 8, 2020

“The students have been impatiently waiting for the schedule for pending exams. It has been decided today that the exams will be conducted from July 1 to 15,” HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said.

For class 12 students, the board had made the decision to hold exams only for academic electives or main subjects which are important for college admissions. The Board had also released the list of 29 subjects for which the pending exams will be held.

लंबे समय से #CBSE की 10वीं और 12वीं की बची हुई परीक्षाओं की तिथि का इंतज़ार था, आज इन परीक्षाओं की तिथि 1.07.2020 से 15.07.2020 के बीच में निश्चित कर दी गई है। मैं इस परीक्षा में भाग लेने वाले सभी विद्यार्थियों को अपनी शुभकामनाएं देता हूँ।@HRDMinistry @PIB_India @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/NVexiKgVA1
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 8, 2020

Senior CBSE official said that

We can conduct the exams in a fortnight and the date sheet will be brought out soon. However, a lot of work needs to be done regarding norms as to how students will come to exam centres, the seating arrangement, etc. CBSE will bring out certain directions from time to time in this regard. School management will also have to do their part so that social distancing takes place,”
However, to conduct such a massive exercise involving over 12 lakh students across all states and union territories is not an easy task considering the pandemic coronavirus continues to lurk ominously.

Significantly, while the HRD ministry and CBSE are hoping to get the exams conducted in July, there have been studies that point out that COVID-19 may not thaw completely by that time.

The HRD ministry had earlier announced that the JEE (Main) exam will be conducted from July 18 to 23 and NEET from July 26.

The engineering entrance examination JEE will be held from July 18-23, while the medical entrance test NEET will be conducted on July 26, the minister had earlier announced. The two crucial exams, and also the Class X and Class XII exams were postponed due to the lockdown imposed to combat the spread of Covid-19.

8 May 2020