The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will continue to hold second term board examinations for Class 10 and 12 students until mid-June, and approximately 35 lakh students from across the country have registered for these exams.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the CBSE implemented a two-term system. Students who did not appear in the first term examinations or the second term examinations, on the other hand, would not be given a third chance. These students will also be barred from participating in compartment examinations. They will have to repeat the same class and sit for exams in the next academic year.
According to CBSE’s controller of examinations Sanyam Bhardwaj, in the second phase or term, the examinations for Class 10 and 12 are being conducted in one shift.
The board has also prepared guidelines regarding the compartment exam eligibility and results for the board exams. However, if a student has completed one stage of the examinations and could not appear for the second stage due to Covid, special methods of evaluation can be made available for such students.
According to CBSE, options will be available to such students and they will not be kept in the category of essential repeat.
Bhardwaj has said that due to Covid, the board examinations have been divided into two parts. Its purpose was that if any one phase of examinations could not be taken due to Corona, then the results of the students could be issued on the basis of the second phase examinations.
The board has made arrangements for revaluation of the students who are dissatisfied with the result. An online portal will be activated for this. The portal will be active for 2-3 days after the release of the result.
Students will have to register online by paying a non-refundable revaluation fee of Rs 100 per question. If any change is found in the marks of the students then it will also be reflected in the results. After revaluation, the result will be considered as final. As per the board, no further appeal against re-evaluation will be entertained.
Apart from that, students who want to acquire a photocopy of their evaluated answer sheets will be able to do so by submitting an online request. Students will have to pay a processing fee of Rs 700 per subject for this.
The CBSE and various state governments have made elaborate arrangements for these board examinations in light of the Covid infection. Before and during the examination, a sanitization campaign and social distancing are implemented in schools.
The examinations for Class 10 began on April 26 and will end on May 24. Similarly, board exams for Class 12 will be held until June 15.