CBSE May Clear Class 12 Students without Board Exams 2020

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may allow Class 12 students to graduate under a special marking scheme, but also offer them the option to take the Board exams at a later date to improve their academic performance.

 CBSE Board Exam 2020: In other words, CBSE may not hold the Board exams in July and, instead, come up with an alternate method of evaluation. Students who are dissatisfied with their results can opt for the pen-and-paper exam to be conducted by the Board later in the year.

According to government sources, it is not possible to conduct the CBSE exam from July 1 to July 15, given the current weight of COVID-19 positive cases in the country. However, any further delay can put CBSE students at a disadvantage. Admission in higher education institutions is concerned.

Currently, around 19 states and union territories have finished conducting their board exams for Class 12 students. These include Bihar, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

“States which have wrapped up (their exams) will start their admission process (for colleges and universities) soon. CBSE students will be left behind if their exams are postponed beyond July 15,” said a government official. Many universities in Bihar are likely to start their admission process soon, the official said.

CBSE is learnt to have discussed the plan with the HRD Ministry in two meetings this week. The Board is currently working on the alternate evaluation method by which it will declare results for Class 12 students, including for the papers which will not be held in July. A formal announcement is expected next week.

The board was forced to decide on the feasibility of conducting the exam in July after parents approached the Supreme Court on behalf of the board to cancel the examination. CBSE has till Tuesday to respond to the petition.

CBSE 12th Class Pending Exams:

The pending exams for Class 12 are 12 core subjects which are Business Studies, Geography, Hindi (Core), Hindi (Elective), Home Science, Sociology, Computer Science (Old), Computer Science (New), Information Practice (Old), Information Practice (New), Information Technology and Bio-Technology.

In July, the board cannot conduct the exam and instead, come up with an alternative method of evaluation. Students who are dissatisfied with their results can opt for a pen-and-paper examination to be conducted by the board later in the year.

Sources said that it is unlikely to cancel national entrance examinations like JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced) and NEET. The official quote above states, "These may be further postponed, but will not be removed."