New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the examination schedule for Class 10 and Class 12 on February 2, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said on Thursday.
Earlier, the board had announced that it would conduct board exams for classes 10 and 12 physically from May 4 to June 10.
Practical examinations will be conducted by schools from March 1. The results of the board exams will be announced by July 15.
Usually, practical exams are conducted in January and written exams begin in February and conclude in March. However, the exams have been delayed this session in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several schools have already conducted pre-board exams online to keep the students prepared.
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The CBSE had earlier announced that board exams in 2021 will be conducted in written mode and not online.
Schools across the country were closed in March to contain the spread of COVID-19. They were partially reopened in some states from October 15.
However, a few states have decided to keep them closed in view of a spike in the number of infections.
The board exams in 2020 had to be postponed mid-way in March. They were later cancelled and the results announced on the basis of an alternative assessment scheme.
