Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) hereby notifies that board examinations for classes 10th as well as 12th are being postponed until further notice. All the CBSE board exams scheduled to be held from March 19 to 31, 2020, will now be held after March 31, 2020. New exam dates will be decided and announced on or after March 31, 2020.
This decision comes in light of the growing concerns over the spread of Coronavirus. Even though the board had issued precautionary measures earlier to protect students from COVID 19 at exam centers, the rising count of infected individuals is leading to bigger steps by all authorities.
Furthermore, the board will reschedule the special exams that were to be held in April for the North East Delhi students who could earlier not attend the exams due to CAA NRC protests.
The board has conveyed five major points in the latest notice circulated to all stakeholders.
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Official Notice Out On CBSE Board Exams 2020 Postponement Due To Coronavirus
CBSE has received instructions in letter no. Secy (HE) / MHRD / 2020 from the Secretary, Department of Higher Education / School Education and Literacy, Government of India. As per it, the board has put forth the following points.
All the papers that were scheduled from March 19, 2020, to March 31, 2020 are postponed. This includes the following:
Class 10 board exams that have been postponed
| Subject | Subject code | Previous exam date |
| Information and communication technology | 166 | 20 Mar 2020 |
| Computer applications | 165 | 20 Mar 2020 |
Class 12 board exams that have been postponed
| Subject | Subject code | Previous exam date |
| Punjabi | 104 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Bengali | 105 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Tamil | 106 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Telugu | 107 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Sindhi | 108 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Marathi | 109 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Gujarati | 110 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Manipuri | 111 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Malayalam | 112 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Odia | 113 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Assamese | 114 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Kannada | 115 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Arabic | 116 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Tibetan | 117 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| French | 118 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| German | 120 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Persian | 123 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Telugu – Telangana | 189 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Bodo | 192 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Tangkhul | 193 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Japanese | 194 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Bhutia | 195 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Spanish | 196 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Mizo | 198 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Bahasa Melayu | 199 | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Hindi Elective | 002 | 20 Mar 2020 |
| Hindi Core | 302 | 20 Mar 2020 |
| Informatics Prac (New) | 065 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Computer Science (New) | 083 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Informatics Prac (Old) | 265 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Computer Science (Old) | 283 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Information Technology | 802 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Geography | 029 | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Business Studies | 054 | 24 Mar 2020 |
| Business Administration | 833 | 24 Mar 2020 |
| Home Science | 064 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Biotechnology | 045 | 28 Mar 2020 |
| Sociology | 039 | 30 Mar 2020 |
Plus, the class 10th exams that were postponed for North East Delhi students and rescheduled are again being postponed
| Subject | Subject Code | Revised Exam Dates That Will Again Change |
| English Comm | 101 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| English Lang and Lit | 184 | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Elements of Business | 154 | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Science Theory | 86 | 24 Mar 2020 |
| Science w/o Practical | 90 | 24 Mar 2020 |
| Carnatic Music Vocal | 31 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Carnatic Music (Mel Ins) | 32 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Carnatic Music (Percussion) | 33 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Hindustani Music (Vocal) | 34 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Hindustani Music (Mel Ins) | 35 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Hindustani Music (Per Ins) | 36 | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Sanskrit | 122 | 27 Mar 2020 |
| Elem Book Keeping and Acc | 254 | 28 Mar 2020 |
| Hindi Course A | 2 | 30 Mar 2020 |
| Hindi Course B | 85 | 30 Mar 2020 |
And, the class 12th exams that were postponed for North East Delhi students and rescheduled are again being postponed
| Subject | Subject Code | Revised Exam Dates That Will Again Change |
| Physics | 42 | 31 Mar 2020 |
| Applied Physics | 625 | 31 Mar 2020 |
| English Elective N | 1 | 1 Apr 2020 |
| English Elective C | 101 | 1 Apr 2020 |
| English Core | 301 | 1 Apr 2020 |
| Web Application (Old) | 796 | 3 Apr 2020 |
| Web Application (New) | 803 | 3 Apr 2020 |
| Media | 821 | 3 Apr 2020 |
| Chemistry | 43 | 4 Apr 2020 |
| Urdu Elective | 3 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Sanskrit Elective | 22 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| National Cadet Corps | 76 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Urdu Core | 303 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Sanskrit Core | 322 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Engineering Science | 622 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Front Office Ops. | 810 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Air Cond and Ref | 827 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Design | 830 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Salesmanship | 831 | 7 Apr 2020 |
| Engineering Graphics | 46 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Library and Information Science (Old) | 79 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Typography and Computer Application Hindi (Old) | 609 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Typography and Computer Application English (Old) | 607 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Library System and Resource Management | 747 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Capital Market Operations | 793 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Typography and Computer Application (New) | 817 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Electronic Technology | 820 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Library and Information Science (New) | 836 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Fashion Studies | 837 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| Printed Textile | 778 | 8 Apr 2020 |
| History | 27 | 9 Apr 2020 |
| Accountancy | 55 | 11 Apr 2020 |
| Political Science | 28 | 13 Apr 2020 |
| Marketing | 812 | 14 Apr 2020 |
Students may note that the new exam dates will be out either by end of this month, or after the government has assessed the situation.
Read the complete notice here.
Coronavirus – COVID 19’s Impact On Education in India
While the impact of the virus that originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has only started to make its presence felt in India, the effects are already chilling.
On one hand several schools, colleges, and other educational institutes have shut down temporarily, board exams are on in full swing in most boards. CBSE is one of the first education boards to put a halt to the board exams.
However for classes other than 10th and 12th where there are school level exams, schools are coming up with alternate solutions. In some schools and boards students are taking trust based exams from homes, in others decisions are being taken to pass students without tests.
Education, like all other aspects of life, has been thrown off guard by the sudden pandemic.
Students are encouraged to take note of the Ministry guidelines on social distancing, basic hygiene to keep themselves safe.
Parents are also requested to take stock of the situation, guide their children on the reality of it all, yet in a way that right steps are taken instead of inducing fear and panic in the young minds.
Here is wishing everyone, to be safe.
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