1 May, 2021, 10:34 am

Department of General and Higher Education Kerala on Friday announced that the paper valuation of plus two Higher Secondary examination has been postponed until further notice. The valuation was scheduled to begin on May 5. The revised date will be announced later.

"The valuation of higher secondary second-year examination scheduled for May 5 has been postponed. New dates will be announced later,” reads the official notification.

Kerala plus two examinations started on April 8 and concluded on April 26. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the examinations were conducted with strict adherence to safety protocols issued by the state.

Earlier, the general education department has announced the postponement of plus two higher secondary and vocational higher secondary practical examinations. The department said that the revised schedule for the practical exams will be notified later.

"The Higher Secondary/Vocational Higher Secondary theory examinations in Kerala are being completed today (26/04/2021). The present instruction is to start the practical examinations from the 28th. However, in the present scenario, the Higher Secondary / Vocational Higher Secondary Practical Examinations scheduled to start on 28/04/2021 have been temporarily postponed. Updated exam dates will be announced later," reads the official notification.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Higher Secondary equivalency exams scheduled from May 3 to May 8 have also been deferred.

1 May, 2021, 10:24 am

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Friday said that board exams for Class 12 students, in a departure from the norm, would be held at their respective schools in June, on account of the COVID-19 tsunami across the state.

Mahua Das, the president of the council, said in a statement that exams will be held during the second half of the day on the scheduled dates. She also said that annual exams for Class 11 students have been suspended for the year.

"The higher secondary examinations for 2021 will be held in the respective educational institute of a candidate from 12 noon to 3.15 pm," she said.

Ms Das, however, maintained the council will be keeping a close watch on the COVID-19 situation, and all its decisions would be hinging on the evolving circumstances.

As for students of Class 11, schools have been told to teach selective portions of the syllabus in the next three months which would be of relevance to them for board exams next year, she added.

Higher Secondary exams are set to begin on June 15 and continue till July 2.

22 April, 2021, 5:15 pm

The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) on April 22 canceled Class 10 board exams and postponed Class 12 final exams, in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state. As per the official notice released by CGBSE,Class 12 board exams will be held later when the situation improves. Earlier, the exams were scheduled for April-May. Class 10 students will be awarded marks on the basis of assignments, an official statement said.

“Students who have not achieved the minimum marks required or their assignment work is still pending, such students will be awarded passing marks. If a student is not satisfied with the marks given, they will be provided with an opportunity to appear for the board exams when COVID-19 situation improves,” said VK Goyal, secretary, CGBSE, in an official statement.

Earlier, the Chhattisgarh government promoted students of all the classes, except those from Classes 10 and 12, to the next higher classes without exams.

"All schools will be shut till further orders and all students, except class 10th and 12th, will be given general promotion to the next class without holding examinations," the government had said.

Amid the second wave of COVID-19, most of the state and central education boards have announced postponement and cancellation of their board exams.

CBSE and ICSE, the two central educational boards, will use alternative methods for declaring Class 10 results. State education boards in Maharashtra and Odisha have also adopted similar methods.

22 April, 2021, 9:10 am

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has postponed Class 10 (SSC) and Class 12 (HSC) final exams until further notice. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the board will inform about the new exam dates 15 days in advance. Earlier, Goa Class 10, 12 board exams were scheduled to begin on April 24.

Last week, opposition parties in Goa demanded that Class 10 and 12 exams of the state board scheduled for April 24 be postponed or be held online in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases.

Senior Congress leader Digambar Kamat, Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte said the Pramod Sawant government must postpone these exams for the safety of students.

In view of the second wave of COVID-19, many state and central education boards have postponed or canceled final exams for Class 10 and Class 12 students.

CBSE and CISCE, the two central education boards, will promote Class 10 and 12 students on the basis of alternative methods of evaluation.

Maharashtra and Odisha have recently taken decisions in line with the two central boards to promote their state board students of Class 10 on the basis of internal assessments.

21 April, 2021, 3:17 pm

Odisha government has announced the cancellation of the Class 10 board exams. The marks of the students will be decided on the basis of internal assessment, the government has said. Students who wish to appear in the exam will be given a chance later, it has added.

The decision comes a day after a large number of students staged a protest in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence seeking cancellation of the BSE matric exams.

Odisha Class 12 examinations for Arts, Science and Commerce streams, conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), were slated to begin on May 19. Class 10 exams in the state were to start from May 3 and continue till May 15, 2021. A decision regarding Class 12 examinations will be taken in June first week.

All the students from Class 1 to 9 and Class 11 have been promoted to the next classes without examination, as per orders from Odisha government.

21 April, 2021, 9:01 am

Maharashtra government has decided to cancel the Class 10 board exam 2021, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Varsha Gaikwad said on Tuesday.

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to cancel the Class 10 board exam, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Varsha Gaikwad said on Tuesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here.

In a televised message, she said, "The (Class 10 board) exam is canceled. However, to bring parity across various higher secondary education boards, including of Maharashtra as well as central and international boards, a meeting (of stakeholders) will be called to finalize a roadmap."

Marks will be given to students based on internal assessment, but a process for the same is yet to be decided, Ms. Gaikwad said.

There is no decision as of now on how marks will be given to students who will be applying for Class 11 admission in various junior colleges.

"A decision on marking system will be finalized only after discussing the issue with various stakeholders, Ms. Gaikwad said after attending the cabinet meeting.

19 April, 2021, 9:58 am

Uttarakhand has cancelled the UBSE Class 10 board examinations and has postponed Class 12 board examinations due to rising COVID-19 cases in the state. Uttarakhand Minister for School and Sanskrit Education Arvind Pandey said that the government has decided to cancel the Class 10 or Matric board exams. Those students who would want to appear for the Class 10 exams later can appear for the same along with Class 12 board exams.

"Due to rising COVID-19 cases in the state and after consulting the Prime Minister, Uttarakhand government has decided to postpone Class 12 board exams. Their deferred dates will be communicated later. Further Class 10 board exams are cancelled. Once the new dates for Class 12 exams are announced, Class 10 students who wish to appear for the board exams will be allowed to do the same. The new dates for Class 10 exams will be announced later", Mr Arvind Pandey said.

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The Uttarakhand School Education Board has scheduled the Class 10 and Class 10 and Class 12 board exams from May 4 to May 22. The UK Board exams were to take place in two shifts. The practical board exams already started on April 23 and were scheduled to end on April 25. While the results for both Classes 10 and 12 were to be announced on July 15.

This comes after CBSE had cancelled Class 10 board exams and postponed Class 12 board exams.

The COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand surged as highest single-day cases were recorded on April 17 with 2,757 people testing positive, as reported by PTI which prompted the government to extend its night curfew.

Last year due to COVID-19 pandemic, Uttarakhand had to postpone few board exams as the virus cases rose in the state. The 2020 Class 10 board exams were to be held between March 3 and March 25 and Class 12 board exams between March 2 and March 25. The exams were rescheduled between June 20 and June 23.

19 April, 2021, 9:44 am

Class 10 and 12 final exams of the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) have been postponed amid the second wave of COVID-19, an official statement said. The council will review the situation on June 1 and take further decisions regarding the conduct of these actions, it added. These exams were scheduled to be held from May 4 to May 21. Earlier this week, the JAC postponed practical exams for Classes 10, and 12. The practical exams started on April 6.

"All the practical examinations of Class 10 and 12 of the year 2021 are postponed with immediate effect. Further information in this regard will be published later," the JAC had said.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has already announced postponement of Class 12 board exams and cancellation of Class 10 final exams. Both the boards will promote Class 10 students following alternative methods of assessment.

After CBSE’s announcement, and keeping in view the current situation of COVID-19, many state boards have decided to promote, cancel their board exams.

On April 18, the National Testing Agency (NTA) deferred the April session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, the undergraduate engineering admission test. The exams are being held in four sessions this year and two sessions, February and March, have already been conducted.

17 April, 2021, 9:11 am

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has postponed ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) final exams in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the light of the second wave of COVID-19, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has postponed ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) final exams. The ICSE final exams were scheduled for May 4 to June 7 and ISC or Class 12 final exams started on April 8. The COVID situation will be monitored closely and a final decision on these exams will be taken in the first week of June 2021, the council said.

While ISC final exams will be held later, Class 10 or ICSE students will have the option to take their board exams offline. They can also choose not to appear in the offline exam, the board said.

Class 10 students who do not appear in offline exams will be evaluated based on an alternative assessment method.

“In view of the ICSE (Class 10) candidates opting for the second option, the CISCE will develop an unbiased criterion while preparing the result of such candidates,” an official statement said.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on April 14 postponed its Class 12 exams and cancelled Class 10 final exams. CBSE had said it will develop an “objective criterion” to evaluate and promote Class 10 students.

Soon after CBSE’s announcement, students from schools affiliated to the CISCE started asking for a similar decision for their board exams.

Gerry Arathoon, Chief Executive and Secretary, CISCE, had informed Careers360 that a decision for Class 10, 12 students will be taken soon.

"The CISCE board will take a decision regarding its ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) examinations 2021 at the earliest and will inform all concerned afterwards," Mr Arathoon had earlier said.

16 April, 2021, 3:17 pm

A decision on ICSE board exams 2021 will be taken soon. NEET PG 2021 has been postponed. States like Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan have cancelled board exams 2021.

In the wake of the pandemic situation prevailing in the nation, many states have either cancelled or postponed Class 10 and 12 board examinations. Telangana SSC exams have been cancelled and Inter exams have been postponed. The UP Board exams 2021 for Class 10 and 12 have been postponed till May 20. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test postgraduate (NEET PG) 2021 has also been postponed until further notice.

CBSE Class 10 board exams have been cancelled and Class 12 board exams have been postponed. Class 10 board results will be prepared on the basis of the objective criterion developed by the board. Class 12 students will be given a fresh date sheet before the beginning of the papers.

Gujarat GSEB Class 10 and Class 12 exams have been postponed. The examinations were set to be held from May 10 to 25. Gujarat government has also decided to promote students of Classes 1 to 9 and 11 without any examinations. 

Haryana Board Class 10 board exams students will be promoted on the basis of internal assessment. The Class 10 board exams scheduled to begin on April 22 have been cancelled and Class 12 exams have been postponed.

Punjab board exams 2021 for Class 10, 12 have also been postponed.

The Odisha government too on Thursday decided to postpone Odisha Class 10, 12 board exams 2021.

The Telangana Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Class 10 exams have been cancelled and the Intermediate Class 12 exams have been deferred because of the surge in COVID cases.

The Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education (CGBSE) on Friday 9 April postponed the Class 10 examination due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. The secondary exams were scheduled to be conducted from April 15 to May 1. "Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Raipur has postponed the board exams starting from April 15, 2021, for class 10th, keeping in mind the growing transition of Corona in the state and lockdown in many districts," Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's Office tweeted.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to postpone the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations. New dates will be decided in May after reviewing the coronavirus situation.

Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has announced the deferment of Classes 10 and 12 practical examinations in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. The JAC had already begun the practical exams for Classes 10 and 12 on April 6. No announcement has been made so far on the conduct of theory examinations.

The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday postponed the ongoing state board exams for Classes 10 and 12 in view of the rising COVID-19 cases, state education secretary Rajeev Sharma said.

Rajasthan Class 10 and 12 final exams have been postponed in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Wednesday. The decision came soon after CBSE’s decision to cancel Class 10 board exams and postpone Class 12 final exams.

Madhya Pradesh School Education Department has postponed the high school, higher secondary, higher secondary vocational, diploma in pre-school education, physical training correspondence examinations by one month. These examinations will now be started from the first week of June 2021 and will be conducted till the last week.

Maharashtra, the state government has decided to postpone SSC (Class 10) and HSC (Class 12) final exams. Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said the present situation is not conducive for holding exams and the government will write to other boards, including CBSE and ICSE, to reconsider their exams. Class 12 board exams in Maharashtra will be held in by the end of May and Class 10 exams will be held in June. Earlier these exams were scheduled for the last week of April.

16 April, 2021, 8:59 am

Telangana Secondary School Certificate (TS SSC) exams have been canceled and Intermediate (Class 12) exams have been postponed due to the present COVID-19 pandemic situation in the state, special chief secretary to the government Chitra Ramchandran said. Class 10 students of Telangana will be evaluated on the basis of “objective criteria”, which will be developed by the Telangana SSC board. For Class 12 or Inter exams, a decision will be taken in the first week of June, after reviewing the COVID situation, and students will be informed at least 15 days prior to the commencement of exams.

Intermediate first-year students will be promoted without exams. “Exams will be held whenever possible at a future date”.

The decision came a day after the central education board, CBSE, announced the cancellation of Class 10 exams and the postponement of Class 12 final exams.

For Class 10 students, details of the objective criteria will be announced later and students who remain unsatisfied with their results will be given another chance to clear the exam when the COVID-19 situation improves, an official statement said.

Intermediate final year students with backlogs will get minimum passing marks for those subjects.

Twenty-five percent weightage for Telangana’s entrance exam, TS EAMCET, will not be considered this year.

The CBSE on April 14 canceled Class 10 exams and deferred Class 12 exams. The decision to cancel Telangana SSC exams is in line with the announcement made by CBSE.

For evaluating Class 10 students, CBSE will develop an “objective criterion”. According to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, the criterion will be based on internal assessments and practical exam marks. CBSE, however, said that the method has not been decided yet.

After CBSE’s decision, many states, including Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat have postponed their board exams.

Maharashtra had earlier postponed SSC and HSC exams. After CBSE’s decision, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said CBSE’s move to cancel Class 10 exams will be studied and further decisions will be taken.

15 April, 2021, 2:47 pm

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to postpone the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations. New dates will be decided in May after reviewing the coronavirus situation.

Due to a steady increase in COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to postpone Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations and said that the new dates will be decided in May after reviewing the coronavirus situation. For students of Classes 1 to 12, classroom teaching will remain suspended till May 15. No exam will be held during this period, the government has said. The UP Board Class 10 and Class 12 examinations will be held after May 20 and the new time table will be decided in the first week of May.

This is the second time the UP board exams have been deferred this year. The state government had earlier postponed the exams to May 8. The board exams were originally slated to begin on April 24.

On April 14, the Centre has decided to cancel the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 exams and defer for those in Class 12. Soon after the decision of the Central Government came into force, several states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and, Himachal Pradesh have also postponed the examination to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Last evening, Uttar Pradesh reported a massive 20,510 fresh COVID cases, its highest even caseload in a 24-hour period. The state also reported 68 deaths, but anecdotal evidence from cremation grounds especially the ones in Lucknow suggest the numbers are being under-reported. Active infections in the state have now crossed the 1 lakh mark, with state capital Lucknow accounting for 1/3 rd of the active cases.