Remaining CBSE, ICSE exams cancelled: Here is everything about assessment, re-examination scheme, result date

The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the remaining CBSE and ICSE Board examinations for classes X and XII, which were scheduled to be held in July, have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), submitted before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar, which also comprised Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, that Class X and XII board examinations scheduled from July 1-15 have been cancelled.

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) told the bench that it has also decided to cancel the exam and would broadly follow the government's decision on CBSE exams.

The apex court directed the CBSE and the Centre to issue a fresh notification on class XII exams dealing with issues including the option of re-examination and internal assessment, date of results and status of re-examination keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation in different states.

"You have said that you will conduct exams when the situation is conducive. But the situation may be different from state to state... Will the decision be taken by a central authority or will the state take the decision. How are you going to deal with that situation," the bench said while asking CBSE to come up with the fresh notification.

The top court was hearing pleas seeking relief, including the scrapping of remaining exams of Class XII scheduled from July 1-15, in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Similar reliefs were sought from ICSE Board also.

Here is everything you need to know about the internal assessment, re-examination scheme and result date of CBSE and ICSE exams:

CBSE, ICSE assessment scheme for class 10th, class 12th students

Mehta told the court that said a scheme has been formulated for assessment. The assessment will be based on the student's performance in the last three internal exams. 

ICSE is likely to follow the same pattern for assessment.

Re-examination for CBSE, ICSE class 10th and class 12th students

The Solicitor General told the court that a scheme has been formulated to give options to students of CBSE XII for re-examination or assessment based on past performance. The students will have the option of either taking the exams later or to move ahead with the assessment based on their performance in the last three internal exams.

The CBSE said the re-exam would be conducted when the situation becomes conducive. 

The re-exam option will not be available to class X students of CBSE.

The bench said the CBSE notification should indicate the scheme for internal assessment and give a timeline. The notification will be issued latest by tomorrow, the board told the court.

ICSE Board students will not have the option of re-examination, either class XII, or class X. The results for ICSE students would be declared on the basis of past performances.

CBSE, ICSE Results Date

The court asked the CBSE to clarify as to when the academic year will begin after the declaration of results on which the board said the results may be declared in mid-August. 

The ICSE may also declare the result in August, considering that it has said it would follow the CBSE lead. It, however, has not given a timeline.