CBSE won’t cancel compartment exams

New Delhi: Even as Class X and XII students placed in compartment category moved court demanding cancellation of the retest due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) clarified that the request cannot be “acceded”. It is also of the view that not holding the examination will “adversely” affect the future of students.
The board had also received representations from students apart from a petition in the Supreme Court.In Class XII, 87, 651 students were placed under compartment while a total of 1,50,198 Class X students were placed under the category for failing in more than two subjects. This constitutes less than 10% of the total students who appeared for the board exams under CBSE.
“The competent authority of CBSE considered the representations and is of the opinion that in case the compartment examinations are not conducted, the future of large number of candidates will be adversely affected. Therefore, the request cannot be accepted,” said Sanyam Bhardwaj, CBSE examination controller.
The board will hold the compartment examination by following the standard operating procedure in view of the pandemic.