Coronavirus: CBSE, JEE Main postponed, new dates in April
Team Careers360 | March 18, 2020 | 10:37 PM IST
Precautionary measure
The CBSE's announcement said the postponement was being done as a "precautionary measure" against the spread of novel coronavirus.
The MHRD's letter, made public by the Asian News International , is addressed to all the higher education regulators and exam bodies in its purview - the UGC, the AICTE, the NTA, CBSE and NIOS. It says: "All ongoing examinations may be rescheduled after 31.03.2020." The Ministry of HRD subsequently released a statement which is given below.
Also on March 18, the Aligarh Muslim University announced it was cancelling all examinations including all university-level examinations and the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.
Write to us at news@careers360.com .
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Featured News
]- Co-author of TISS report on ‘illegal’ Bangladeshi, Rohingya migrants under scanner for harassment, abuse
- NCTE to relaunch 1-year B.Ed, M.Ed with NTA-run admission test; drafts rules on syllabus
- ‘Used like guinea pigs’: Sarvodaya Vidyalaya parents want IB syllabus withdrawn, write to LG
- NCH relaxes teacher norms for PG departments in homeopathy colleges
- IIT Kanpur Suicide: No TA-duty for PhDs, review of labs, investigation – students make 11 demands
- ‘Beyond Kota and IIT exams’: Student suicides have more than board exams, academic pressure behind them
- NITI Aayog suggests HEFA-like agencies, fee hike, self-financed courses for state universities
- Education Loan: Over 50,000 NPAs in credit guarantee scheme, but repayment rate encouraging, says minister
- Zero Samagra Shiksha funds to Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu: Government
- Agriculture courses in Maharashtra see 8% uptick in UG admissions, but job prospects remain grim