Bihar: Students disappointed with cancellation of board exams

PATNA: Class X and XII students in the city were quite disappointed after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday cancelled the pending board exams in view of rising cases of Covid-19 in the country. The pending examinations were scheduled to be held between July 1 and July 15.
After the CBSE’s decision, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has also decided to follow the suit.
According to CBSE, the Class XII students will get the marks of their pending exams based on their performance in the last two examinations of the same paper. But if they wish to appear in the exam, they have to wait till September.
Soumya Sahay, a Class XII (arts) student of Baldwin Academy, said she was well-prepared for her last paper – geography. “I would have loved to write the papers,” she said.
Akshay, a Class XII (commerce) student of DAV Public School, said, “I’m quite worried as the board will give marks of remaining papers – business studies and informatics practices – based on the last two internal exams and pre-board exam. I have been preparing for the exam since January.”
Sakshi Kumari, a Class XII (science) student of Krishna Niketan, said, “Since I had done well in all assessment exams and pre-board, there is nothing to worry for me.”
Vijay Choudhary, whose daughter Ayushi still has four papers pending, said the CISCE has not made it clear how it will give the marks. “Students should have been allowed to write papers by maintaining social distancing norms,” he added.