Pending CBSE class 10 exams to be held only in NE Delhi, not nationwide: HRD minister

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 5

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Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said on Sunday there will be no national CBSE Class 10 board exam this year and a class X board would only be held for northeast Delhi students.

In a tweet today the minister said, “Attention class X students! No examination to be held for class X students nationwide, except for students from North-East Delhi. An adequate time of 10 days will be given to all students for the preparation of exams”.

The minister was referring to Class 10 CBSE board exams.

Boards could not be held in northeast Delhi due to riots though most of the subject tests for Class 10 board nationally had been concluded when schools and other institutions were closed on March 16 due to COVID.

Exams in 76 subjects of class X and XII boards had however remained pending.

“We had already announced in April that the board will only conduct pending class 10 and 12 exams in 29 crucial subjects. However, in class 10 exams only non-crucial subjects were remaining so they will not be conducted.

“The crucial subjects for which exams were postponed in North East Delhi due to the law and order situation, will be conducted,” a senior board official explained.

The minister today announced cancellation of class X boards nationally but didn’t speak about Class 12 boards and sufficed to mention that.

CBSE will assess the loss of instructional time for a proportionate reduction in curriculum load for exams.

“In accordance, Course Committees of the Board has initiated work on the reduced syllabus in various scenarios,” he said during a web seminar with students.

Pokhriyal said a decision would soon be taken on the dates of Class 10 for NE Delhi and XII boards.

Schedules may be announced in two days.

Earlier the CBSE in a statement had said board exams would be conducted in 29 core subjects.

The minister did not say how Class 10 CBSE board students would be promoted.