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CBSE may conduct exams of the main subjects only

By : TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 04.13 AM IST

Indore: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct examinations for only main subjects that will be required for promotion or are considered crucial for admissions to higher educational institutions (HEIs).

Considering that the timetable cannot be declared due to the present situation, the board has decided to give notice of about 10 days to all stakeholders before starting board examination.

For remaining subjects, board will issue separate instructions for marking, assessment. After getting several queries from students on helpline numbers, the board has answered some of the questions related to higher secondary classes.

“We have still been getting three to four calls on a regular basis from students regarding the examination and promotion,” helpline counsellor of CBSE, Jaydeb Kar told TOI.

Several students of Class 10 had asked about the examination of language subjects taken as sixth subject as it may affect the admissions for Class 11, the board has decided not to conduct the exam, but it is making provisions to prepare the result for these subjects.

Students of Class 12 who are interested to appear in competitive examinations had been enquiring about marks of the subjects that will not be conducted as it might hamper the standard marks.

“The system of assessment for declaring results will be worked out by the board shortly and the schools will be informed. Board has ensured that the interest of students will be protected,” said Kar.

Students of Class nine and 11 asked if they can be promoted to the next class like the students of classes one to eight stating that mostly students study only for the annual examination. However, the board has disagreed.

It stated that there is a system of continuous internal assessment in most of the subjects by the schools besides the term exams at regular intervals in which the students are assessed.

Those schools that were unable to conduct the examination of Class nine and 11 will be promoted to the next classes. However, the promotion policy will not be applicable on the students of classes nine and 11 whose results have been declared prior to the lockdown.

Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/cbse-may-conduct-exams-of-the-main-subjects-only/articleshow/75169468.cms