Class 10 Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE) and Class 12 Indian School Certificate (ISC) board examinations starting from May 4, 2021 have been deferred, announced the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Friday. This decision has been taken in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases.
CISCE said, "In the light of the nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases, the CISCE has decided to defer Class 10 ICSE and Class 12 ISC board examinations scheduled to be conducted from May 4."
Further, the CISCE said, "A final decision regarding conduct of board examinations will be taken by the first week of June 2021. The Class 12 ISC board exams will be conducted at a later date.
But students of Class 10 ICSE board will be given two options to write the offline exams along with Class 12 ISC students, or to not write offline exams. Those who opt to not write offline exams of Class 10 ICSE will be provided with results based on an unbiased and fair criterion developed by CISCE."
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