Ministry of Home Affairs releases guidelines for conducting class 10, 12 Board exams

Union Home Affairs Minister today allowed CBSE, ICSE and other State Boards around the country to conduct class 10, 12 exams during the lockdown. He also released several guidelines for conducting the board exams, check the complete list below:

 

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released a notification, stating that it has decided to grant permission to various boards around the country to conduct class 10 and 12 exams during the lockdown. However, it has released several guidelines for conducting the board exams like no centres in the containment zones, special buses for students and other safety measures. Check the complete guidelines below.

Union Home Affair Minister Amit Shah tweeted that: "Taking into consideration the academic interest of a large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct Board examination for classes 10th & 12th, with few conditions like social distancing, face mask etc, for their safety."

Though due to the coronavirus outbreak, the schools and colleges around the country will continue to remain closed like before, the notice allowed CBSE, ICSE and other states to conduct Board exams, which were disrupted or are pending.

In the official notification released by the Ministry, it stated that considering the larger academic interest of the students, the various boards are permitted to conduct the pending board examinations. However, strict guidelines must be adhered to, in order to ensure the safety of the students and the personnel involved in the board examination process. 

MHA Guidelines for conducting Board Exams 2020

1. In the containment zone, no examination centre will be permitted.
2. Wearing of face marks by teachers, staff and students would be mandatory at all times
3. Examination centres to have provisions for thermal screening and sanitizers. Social distancing has to be followed at the examination centres at all times. 
4. Boards to ensure staggered examination schedule as various boards still have to conduct the exams.
5. States and Union Territories may arrange for special buses for the transit of students for the board examinations. 

Recently, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had announced that it will be conducting the CBSE 10^thand CBSE 12^th Board exams for the pending paper from July 1 to July 15. Tamil Nadu 10^th board examinations dates have also been announced along with some other states making the announcement for conducting the board exams.

Keeping in mind, the safety of students, the Union Human Resource Minister had also announced that the pending exams will be conducted in the school premises for CBSE students. This has been done to avoid students from travelling for long-distance.

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