Amid the speculation of putting off or cancellation of the exams in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the  Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced the tentative dates for the Class 12th board practical exams 2020-21. The Board will conduct practical exams for Class 12th from January 1 till February 8 as per tentative dates. CBSE has clarified that the precise dates for the exams would be notified later.

Although, the final notification regarding the exam schedule for students of Class 10th & 12th has yet to be formally announced by the board,  the CBSE has made it clear that there is no proposal to cancel or postpone the board examinations. Further, The board has fixed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for conducting the examinations. All the schools would be sent separate dates for conducting the board practical exams for which the board would appoint an observer. The board observer will oversee the observer, practical and project evaluation.

The Secondary Education Board says that preparations are on for conducting the board exams in early 2021 in which lakhs of students in India would be appearing for. If all goes well these exams would be conducted at the appropriate time. CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi assured that class 10th and 12th board examinations would be held in 2021.

CBSE is planning out the complete schedule for the examinations. The Board will soon announce the process of evaluation for the exams.

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