India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will not conduct pending class 10 and 12 examinations in foreign countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official statement.
The Indian HRD ministry has said that as the exams will not be held, the system of marking/assessment for the purpose of declaring results will be worked out by the Board shortly and informed to these schools.
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Due to the #COVID19 situation & keeping in mind the academic future of students, Union HRD Minister @DrRPNishank has advised @cbseindia29 to conduct board examinations only for 29 main subjects that are required for promotion & maybe crucial for admissions in HEIs pic.twitter.com/2V7N7kp0Oh
"There are several CBSE schools located in 25 countries. Each of these countries are also under lockdown or have decided to close down the schools for various and differential lengths of time. Under such circumstances, it is felt that the board will not be in a position to hold differential set of exams for each of these countries," CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi said.
"Also, in the present situation, it will be difficult to bring the answer books to India for evaluation purposes. Therefore, the Board has decided to not hold any more exams for the students of class 10 and 12 schools located outside India. The system of marking and assessment for the purpose of declaring results will be worked out by the Board shortly and informed to these schools," he added.
The exams were postponed on March 18 following the coronavirus outbreak.
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