New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) students have knocked on the Supreme Court door challenging the boards’ decision to hold Class X and Class XII term 1 board exams in offline mode only.
The six petitioners have argued that both exams should be held in a hybrid mode — online and offline.
Both CBSE and CISCE are set to hold the 2021-22 board exams in two terms. CBSE term 1 board exams will kick off on November 16 with minor papers and ICSE (Class X) exams will start on November 22.
“Preceding the exams for major subjects in December 2021 are the exams for minor subjects in November 2021 in physical mode, further aggravating the likelihood of turning the exams for major subjects into a super spreader event,” said the petitioners.
“At any rate, such continuous exposure through offline exams sharply increases the risk of infection to COVID-19 rendering the impugned action as arbitrary and in violation of Right to Health,” the petition added.
According to the petitioners, a hybrid mode of examination is the need of the hour, as it better facilitates social distancing, reduced strain on logistical constraints.
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