CBSE Board exams for Class 10 will not be held this year and the students will be promoted on the basis of an internal assessment, said Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday. The government has postponed Class 12 examinations which were scheduled for May. The situation will be reviewed on June 1 and revised dates will be announced thereafter. A notice of at least 15 days will be given before the start of the examinations.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was attended by Pokhriyal, Education Secretary, and other government officials.
“The Board Exams for Class Xth to be held from 4th May to June 14th, 2021 are hereby cancelled. The results of Class Xth Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated to him/her on this basis will be given an opportunity to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams,” the Ministry of Education said in a press note.
Last year too CBSE had devised a new scheme for class 10 students.
