CBSE Class 10 exam cancelled: Here is how the students will be assessed

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday cancelled the upcoming exams for Class 10 and postponed those for Class 12. The decision came following demands to put exams on hold amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. The exams were scheduled to be held from May 4.

So, how will class 10 students be assessed if there is no exam?

The students, according to the Education Ministry,  will be evaluated on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. After the results for these assessments are announced, students, who are not satisfied with the marks allocated to them, will get a chance to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold exams.

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The decision to cancel the exams was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting followed widespread demands from several states to cancel the exam.

“Board Exams for Class 10th cancelled and 12th postponed. Results of Class 10th will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Class 12th exams will be held later, the situation will be reviewed on 1st June by the Board,” Ministry of Education said, reports ANI.

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Last year also, amid a raging pandemic, Class 10 and 12 exams were curtailed with students of both being assessed on internal exams in a few papers.