Several exams, both academic and recruitment, have been deferred across the country due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. The nationwide lockdown affected the annual board examinations 2019-20 for Classes 10 and 12. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) along with State Education Boards have requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct the annual board examinations. Considering the academic interest of a large number of students, MHA granted permission to education boards to conduct the examinations with conditions. Here are the five conditions issued by MHA to conduct the annual board examinations for Class 10 and Class 12.
CBSE Board Exams 2020 New Schedule For Class 10 And Class 12
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, "Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct Board examination for classes 10th & 12th, with few conditions like social distancing, face mask etc, for their safety."
Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct Board examination for classes 10th & 12th, with few conditions like social distancing, face mask etc, for their safety. pic.twitter.com/P4ULsmbPVv
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 20, 2020
MHA Guidelines To Conduct Board Examinations 2020
- In the Containment Zones, no examination centre will be permitted.
- Wearing of face masks by teachers, staff and students will be mandatory.
- There shall be provision of thermal screening and sanitizer at the centres and social distancing in all the examination centres.
- In view of examination to be conducted by different boards, their examination schedules should be staggered.
- Special buses may be arranged by the States and UTs for transportation of the students to the examination centres.
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