CBSE, CISCE Students Demand Cancellation of Board Exams Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases

Board exams 2022: Just a few days before the CBSE, ICSE, and ISC board exams 2022, students have started demanding the cancellation of exams. The demands of the students have been raised due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. Many students and parents are concerned about the offline exams being conducted amid the pandemic. CBSE board exam 2022 for classes 10 and 12 are scheduled to be conducted from April 26 to May 24 and April 26 to June 15, respectively. On the other hand, ISCE and ISC exams are scheduled to be conducted from April 26 to June 13, 2022, and April 25 to May 23, respectively.

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Last week, the Delhi Government has released guidelines for schools asking them to close the classrooms if any teacher or students are found to be infected with the virus. Along with this, the Haryana education department has asked the schools that offline classes should not be made mandatory. This decision by the government has been taken after many staff and students in various NCR schools were tested COVID positive.

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Students have taken their demands for the cancellation of board exams to Twitter. One student tweeted that the idea of having the term 2 exam by boards was due to rising covid cases. Now that the cases will be at their peak in May 2022, the board must cancel the term 2 exams. The students are also demanding the CBSE and CISCE boards give students marks on the basis of Term 1 exams and practicals. Till now, no official confirmation has been given by CBSE and CISCE boards which signifies that the exams will be conducted as scheduled. Since there are only 4 days left for the exam, it is highly unlikely that the exams will be canceled.

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