CBSE extends deadline till June 30 for schools to tabulate marks for class 10

The Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE on Tuesday extended the deadline up to June 30 for schools to tabulate class 10 marks and submit it to the board according to officialsThe board had earlier announced that the entire exercise of tabulation of marks will be completed by June 11 and the result will be declared by June 20The decision has been taken in view of the lockdown in several states due to the Covid19 pandemic situation and to ensure safety of teachers and staff membersCBSE accords highest priority to safety and health of teachers Keeping in view the situation of pandemic lockdown in states and safety of teachers and other staff members of affiliated schools the board has decided to extend the dates said Sanyam Bhardwaj Controller of Examinations CBSEAlso Read No decision yet on class 12 board exams CBSEThe marks will have to be submitted to the board by June 30 For rest of the activities the result committees can make their own schedule based on the scheme provided by CBSE he addedThe CBSE had earlier this month announced a policy for tabulation of marks for class 10 board exams which have been cancelled in view of the Covid19 pandemic situation in the countryAccording to the policy while 20 marks for each subject will be for internal assessment as every year 80 marks will be calculated on basis of the students performance in various tests or exams throughout the yearThe board had asked schools to form a result committee consisting of principal and seven teachers for finalising esults Five teachers from the school should be from Mathematics Social Science Science and two languages and two teachers from neighbouring schools should be coopted by the school as the external members of the committeeThe schools will form eightmember result committees by May 5 The provision for schoolwise distribution of marks as well as finalisation of rationale document will happen by May 10 For candidates who have not appeared in enough tests through the year the schools will conduct online or telephonic assessment for them by May 15 and will have to finalise the result by May 25 Bhardwaj had then saidThe CBSE had on April 14 cancelled class 10 exams and postponed class 12 exams in view of surge in Covid19 casesThe decision was taken at a highlevel meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe board exams are usually conducted in FebruaryMarch However the board had decided to conduct them in MayJune this year due to the pandemic situationSchools across the country were closed in March last year to contain the spread of Covid19 ahead of a nationwide lockdownSeveral states started reopening the schools partially from October last year but physical classes are again being suspended because of the rise in coronavirus casesLast year the board exams had to be postponed midway in March They were later cancelled and the results were announced based on an alternative assessment schemeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever