CBSE board exams 2020: Result to be declared by Jul 15

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced that the results for class 10 and 12 exams will be declared by July 15.

According to Exam Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, the exams which were pending due to the COVID-19 situation have been cancelled. "Results will now be declared following an alternate assessment scheme.

Class 12 students will get an option to appear for exams later to improve their score. However, for students who chose for sit for exams, their marks in the exams will be treated as the final score," Bhardwaj said in the official notification.

"Class 10 students will not get the chance to appear for improvement exam. Their result declared by the board shall be treated final," he added.

Student evaluation

Students who have appeared for all the exams in both Class 10 and 12, will get the results based on their performance in the exams. Apart from that, students who appeared for more than three exams will get results based on their performance in the average of the best three subjects.

The decision to cancel the exam and evaluate the students on the basis past performance has been taken to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. On Thursday, CBSE informed the apex court about its decision to cancel the exam.

Parents and students had demanded the cancellation of exam amid the rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases across the country.

(With inputs from PTI)

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