The nationwide lockdown due to the pandemic coronavirus is playing havoc on student’s lives. It has affected all the educational institutions in the country. Lakhs of students are waiting for their 10th and 12th Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancelled exams to continue again. While all the students across the country are waiting for the final announcements of the examination schedule, the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a statement saying that it will conduct exams for only the main subjects at present.
Exams for 29 main subjects:
In a statement released by the Human Resource Department Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, he said that the examinations will be held only for important subjects for classes 10 and 12. He said that exams will be conducted only for 29 main subjects out of 83 as fast as possible. The exams for the remaining subjects will be held later.
Examinations to be Conducted:
The remaining subjects of class 10 for which examinations are to be held are as follows:
• Hindi Course A
• Hindi Course B
• English Communication
• English language and Literature
• Science
• Social Science
The remaining subjects of class 12 for which examinations are to be held are as follows:
• Business Studies
• Geography
• Hindi (Elective)
• Hindi (Core)
• Home Science
• Sociology
• Computer Science
• Information Practice
• Information Technology
• Biotechnology
Schedule of the Examinations:
The education minister said that the schedule cannot be decided before the lockdown till the 3rd of May, 2020 ends. It has to be done after proper analysis of the present situation so that the virus won’t spread for the cause of examinations. The schedule will be announced before ten days of the final date of commencement of the examinations.
Promotion of Students Studying in Grades 9 and 11:
Central Board of Secondary Education has advised all the CBSE schools to promote the students studying in classes 9 and 11 to the next grade. The assessment will be based on the internal examinations and non-academic components conducted in the affiliated schools so far.