This story is from May 19, 2020

Patna: CBSE dates leave some happy, others anxious

Students in the city gave mixed reactions on the CBSE’s decision to conduct the remaining Class X and XII board examinations, which was deferred due to the lockdown.
Patna: CBSE dates leave some happy, others anxious
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PATNA: Students in the city gave mixed reactions on the CBSE’s decision to conduct the remaining Class X and XII board examinations, which was deferred due to the lockdown.
“We have got ample time to prepare for the examinations. I am hopeful of doing extremely good in my geography paper,” said Class XII (Humanity) student Nilanjan.
The pending exams would be conducted between July 1 and July 15.
For Class XII, Home Science has been scheduled for July 1, Hindi Elective and Core for July 2, Computer Science for July 7, Business Studies for July 9 and Biotechnology for July 10. Geography and sociology papers will be held on July 11 and July 13 respectively. For Class X, Social Science paper will be held on July 1 and Science on July 2. Hindi and English papers will be held on July 10 and July 15 respectively.
Nousheen Rahman, another Class XII student, said the lockdown certainly gave the students more than enough time for preparations.
Few students, on the other hand, said the announcement of dates has made them anxious. Class XII student Priyanka Kumari said she will again have to study for the exams. “It’s like a mental pressure for me to study in such a situation. Besides, I have forgotten most of the things that I had learnt. However, I am happy that I will finally get over the exams and pressure,” she said.
Vartika Bijay of Class X said her flow of taking the exams got ruined due to the lockdown.
Vishesh Ranjan, a Class XII student, said: “Even though CBSE has issued guidelines, I am not sure whether the examination centres would abide by the same,” he said.
Parents, however, are concerned about the safety of their wards. Anandpuri resident Anup Chatterjee said: “The first thing that hit my mind was the safety of my son. The current situation is very critical and I don’t want to take any risk regarding his health.”
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