Class 10, 12 students availing scribe facility can skip exams
Children with special needs availing facility of scribe can choose not to appear for the pending Class 10 and 12 board exams as it will be difficult to comply with social distancing norms and their result will be declared as per an alternative assessment scheme, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said.
The exams, which were postponed in view of the Covid-19 lockdown, will now be conducted from July 1 to 15.
The board grants several exemptions to children with special needs in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
The total number of candidates under children with special needs (CWSN) categories, including visually impaired, dyslexics, muscular dystrophy, spastics, locomotor impairment, dwarfism, and others, are 6,844 for Class 10 and 3,718 for Class 12.
While the Class 12 exams will be conducted across the country, the Class 10 exams are only pending in Northeast Delhi. The exams could not be conducted in the national capital’s district due to the law and order situation in the wake of protests against the amended citizenship law.
Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of a slew of measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.
The board had announced in April that it will only conduct the pending exams in 29 subjects, which are crucial for promotion and admission to higher educational institutions.