Solicitar General of India, Tushar Mehta announced that there will be no Exams for Class 10 of both CBSE and ICSE board. However, exams of Class 12 shall be shifted to a future date.
“Logistical Issues” and “Mental Equilibrium” are the reasons cited by the parents of students of CBSE Board. CBSE Board has decided to cancel the remaining exams of Class 10 and 12 boards, which were to be conducted between July 1 and 15. Similarly, ICSE Board also informed the Supreme Court that it is cancelling the remaining board exams for the two classes.
However, The Supreme Court, has asked for a redrafted notification in this regard for better clarity on aspects of optional exams, publication of results and new academic session, and fixed the matter on Friday for issuing orders.
We took this decision due to logistical issues. Many schools are quarantine centres. Parents are also worried and so are children. Thus, the mental equilibrium stands affected
Tushar Mehta pleading before a bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar
SG Mehta claims that the CBSE Board shall issue a notification in this regard with all the requisite details and that concerns of students shall be addressed properly.
Students can apply for higher studies on the basis of their internal assessments, results of which will be published by schools and the board by July 15. The bench pointed out that the new academic session should perhaps commence from September so that the students, who wish to improve upon their scores by sitting in the exams, could apply with their new scores.
The Bench, asked for more clarity on the aspects of option between internal exams and internal assessments, status of state board exams and on date of result. It asked Mehta to submit before the court a new draft notification that should clarify all these points clearly so that no area of confusion remains.
The bench said it will pass formal orders on Friday after vetting the draft notification. Some parents had moved the top court, seeking cancellation of the board exams due to the COVID19 Pandemic.