Earlier onMay 10, Education Minister had announced that the CBSE will conduct the pendingclass 10, 12 board exams, which were postponed due to the coronavirus lockdown,from July 1 to 15. While class 12 exams will be held for the whole country,class 10 exams will be held only for Northeast Delhi.

The HRDminister had also informed that the Home Ministry allowed 3,000 schools underthe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to start the evaluation ofclass 10 and class 12 board exam answer sheets. The board has also givenguidelines for the evaluation process. The approval came following a requestmade by the Union Human Resource Development ministry.

RP Nishankhad also expressed his gratitude towards the Ministry of Home Affairs forgiving permission. He said that 3,000 CBSE affiliated schools have beenidentified as assessment centres across India and special permission will begranted to these schools for the limited purpose of evaluation.