CBSE class 10, class 12 exam dates announced: Here is when examination will be held

CBSE is announced new exam dates for class 10 and class 12 exams, which were postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in India. The examination will be held by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) between July 1 and July 15, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has announced. 

The Union Minister posted a recorded video on his Twitter handle, confirming the news. The detailed schedule would be released by the board soon. The students may note that the detailed date sheet has not been released by CBSE as yet. Only the time frame for the examinations has been announced.

Pokhriya said that the examination would be conducted for the 29 subjects as notified by CBSE as per the circular dates April 1, 2020. The detailed CBSE Board Exam 2020 Date Sheet is expected to be released on the official website cbse.nic.in. A total of 12 papers for Class 12 are remaining. No examinations would be conducted for CBSE Class 10 students except for the students of North East Delhi. 

“The students have been impatiently waiting for the schedule for pending exams. It has been decided today that the exams will be conducted from July 1 to 15,” he said. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce a detailed schedule of the exams later in the evening.

Initially, the exams were held till March 18, but were postponed due to a total lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. 

The class 12 exams are particularly important as the marks will decide students’ entry into colleges. The engineering entrance exam (JEE Main) will be held from July 18 to July 23 and the medical entrance exam (NEET) will be held on July 26.