The Indian Certificate of secondary Education (ICSE) on Friday, postponed the board examinations for classes 10 and 12 amid the massive surge in the COVID-19 cases across the country. The Council for the Indian School Certificate examination, which conducts the ICSE examinations, said that the new dates will be announced in the second week of June.
“In the light of the nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases, CISCE has decided to defer the ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) board examinations scheduled to be held from May 4”, CISCE said in an official statement.
The statement further said that the COVID-19 situation will be closely monitored and the postponement of the ICSE and ISC 2021 examinations will be reviewed and a final decision on the conduct of the board examinations will be taken by the 1st week of June 2021.
The CISCE has also given an option to Class 10 students not to write ICSE board exams, adding that they may at their discretion write exams along with Class 12 students.
“While the ISC (Class XII) examination will be conducted at a later date, the candidates for the ICSE (Class X) examination will be given the following options: to write the offline examination, along with the Class XII candidates or not to write the offline examination,” the council said.
The Council further added that CISCE will develop “a fair and unbiased criterion” for students who decide not to appear for the offline ICSE Class 10 board exam 2021, it added.
After CBSE announced its decision to cancel the class 10 board exams and postpone class 12 board exams, many states have done the same amid the massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
