CBSE class 10, 12 practical exams 2021 date announced—check guidelines and SOPs

CBSE practical exams 2021 date:  The Central Board of Secondary Examination has released the CBSE Class 10, class 12 practical exam dates and guidelines. In the wake of covid 19 situation, CBSE has allowed the schools to complete the practical exams by the last date of the theory exams – which is June 11. In a letter addressed to the Principals and Heads of Schools, the CBSE has directed the schools to conduct the CBSE Class 10, 12 practical exams 2021 between March 1 and June 11. 

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The CBSE this year has insisted that the practical examinations may be re-conducted for students who are absent in the first instance. 

 Students, schools have been directed to report to the board’s regional office so that external examiner may be appointed again for the practical exam.  

This year, the practical exams would be conducted by external examiner.  

A board appointed observer, as well as an internal examiner, would also be present.  

The candidates must note that under no circumstances are schools allowed to conduct practical examinations with internal examiners.  

In case the same is done, the marks of the practical exams would be cancelled and student would be instead marked on an average scale of the marks obtained in theory paper.  

For Class 10 internal assessments, they would be conducted by the internal examinations, as was done earlier.  

Marks of the practical examinations conducted have to be immediately uploaded to the app by the schools. Along with this, the schools are also required to upload a group photo with geo-tags, as was the norm instituted last year by the board.  

All marks – including for the students who were absent, have to be uploaded between March 1, 2021 and June 11, 2021.  

Apart from these guidelines, the board has also laid out SOPs and COVID safety protocols for the practical examinations.   

*Practical labs have to be sanitized with the solution of 1% sodium hypochloride after conduct of each batch of practical exams 

*Schools must provide hand sanitizers at the laborotary 

*A batch of 25 students could be sub-divided in two sub-groupd to ensure proper social distancing 

*Students must immediately leave the school after the practical exams are conducted 

*Exhaust fans are to be switched on and doors/windows of laborotaries kept open during the examination 

*During Viva voice, student and examiner should be facing in the same direction and not at each other 

*Students are required to wash hands before and after the conduct of the practical examination 

*The board has emphasised on strict compliance. A fine for non-compliance of instructions of Rs. 50,000 would be levied on the schools, if found to be in breach.