Hearing on Class XII exams on Monday

New Delhi, May 28

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred to May 31 hearing on a petition seeking directions to cancel the Class XII exams of the CBSE and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) amid the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

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"Be optimistic. Maybe by Monday some resolution will be there. Let us have it on Monday," a Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar told petitioner Mamata Sharma, who has sought directions to devise an "objective methodology" to declare Class XII results within a specific time frame.

The CBSE had on April 14 announced cancellation of Class X exams and postponement of Class XII exams in view of the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases.

The Ministry of Education recently sought detailed suggestions from the states and Union Territories on the proposals discussed in a high-level meeting held on the issue. The CBSE has proposed conducting the exams between July 15-August 26 and the result to be declared in September. It gave two options — conducting regular exams for 19 major subjects at notified centres or conducting shorter duration exams at respective schools where students are enrolled.

The Bench asked her to serve an advance copy of her petition to the standing counsel for the CBSE, ICSE and the office of the Attorney General for India. — TNS



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