CBSE/CE/SPS/2020 10.04

CBSE/CE/SPS/202010.04.2020FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS RELATING TO CLASS XII AND X BOARDEXAMS – 2020UPDATED AS ON 10.04.2020sl.no1QUESTIONI am a student of Class XI (to bepromoted to class XII). I have beendetained in Class 11 in schoolbecause my academic result was notgood. But some of my friends havebeen directly promoted based ontheir earlier results.REPLY1. All schools are advised topromote students of grades 9and 11 to the next grades on thebasis of all the school-basedassessments including projectwork, periodic tests, termexams, etc. conducted so far.2. For any child who is unable toclear this internal process, (inany number of subjects), theschool may utilise this period forproviding remedial interventions,and school may give theopportunity of appearing inschool-based test/s, online oroffline. The promotion of suchchildren maybe decided on thebasis of such tests.3. Schools need to follow theinstructions issued by CBSE. Thisapplies to all the schools in Indiaand Abroad.2Clause 5 of CBSE Press release dated1.4.20 notifies that the Board hasdecided to not hold any more examsfor the students of class 10 and 12schools located outside India.As per the information available,schools have been closed for a longperiod in Middle East Countries and inKuwait till 3rd August,2020. Similarly,schools in Iran, Japan, Nigeria, etc arealso closed. Conducting exams is not a

As this would directly affect studentsassociated with over 250 schoolsabroad, what will happen to theresults of class XII students?3Majority of the non-resident Indianstudents, who are in CBSE schoolsabroad, have planned their higherstudies in India. How will this affectcollege admission applications? TheJEE exam has minimum requirementof 75% marks in the qualifyingexamination. How will that getaffected?4Please open a portal for reallocatingcenters for students who are writingentrance exams, because a lot ofthem are stranded in differentlocations and may not be able to takethe exam at the allocated center, dueto the changed circumstances.CBSE vide Press Release dated01.04.2020 has directed all affiliatedschools who could not conduct finalexams due to Corona virus outbreakto promote all the class 9 and 10students to class 11 and 12 on thebasis of students’ performance.5one-day process. It requires time todeliver papers, transport for evaluation,processresults,etc.Insuchcircumstances, if exams are conductedafter 3rd August, then future of collegeadmissions of all the students will be atstake.Therefore, the CBSE will prepare resultsof all students in CBSE schools locatedoutside India, for all the subjects thatthe students had registered for basedon certain objective criteria. CBSE willalso issue passing documents as perpractice for future use.Please see answer to FAQ number 2above. In addition, the system ofmarking/assessment for the purpose ofdeclaring results will be worked out bythe Board shortly and informed to theseschools so that the interest of students’is protected.Such requests that are received by usare being forwarded to National TestingAgency.However, it is advised to contact theNational Testing Agency directly.1. All schools are advised topromote students of grades 9and 11 to the next grades on thebasis of all the school-basedassessments including projectwork, periodic tests, termexams, etc. conducted so far.

But there are certain students whoseresults are with-held due to poorperformance in one subject. Thosestudents have to reappear in onesubject.Inviewofexistingextraordinary situation, they are notable to start their studies for newclass. nor are they sure when will theretest exam be held.As the period of lockdown isuncertain, can a lenient view betaken and all the CBSE affiliatedschools be directed to promote suchstudents?2. For any child who is unable toclear this internal process, (inany number of subjects), theschool may utilise this period forproviding remedial interventions,and school may give theopportunity of appearing inschool-based test/s, online oroffline. The promotion of suchchildren maybe decided on thebasis of such tests.3. Schools need to follow theinstructions issued by CBSE. Thisapplies to all the schools in Indiaand Abroad.6I study in 12th class and my centre isin N-E Delhi. I have already appearedin economics and political sciencepapers, but according to your noticethese 2 exams will also be heldagain. Do I have to appear in boththese papers again or not?No, you need not re-appear in theseexaminations if you have alreadyappeared. These exams will beconducted again for those few studentswho could not appear in these examson the scheduled date due to theimpact of law and order issues onthem.7As CBSE will conduct class-XII Mathsexam separately for N-E Delhi, canstudents of Kuwait also appear in thesame exam?As per the information available, Kuwaithas been under strict lockdown since12th March and schools have beenclosed in Kuwait till 3rd August,2020.Similarly, schools have been closed forlong periods in all other Middle EastCountries. In such circumstances, ifexams are conducted after 3rd August,then future admissions of the studentswill be at stake.The system of marking/assessment forthe purpose of declaring results will beworked out by the Board shortly and

informed to these schools so that theinterest of students’ is protected.8Will instructions issued by CBSE videpress release dated 01.04.2020regarding promotion policy forclasses 1 to 8, 9 and 11 be effectiveafter 2020 also?No. These instructions have beenissued only as one-time measure for2020, in view of the prevailingextraordinary circumstances of theworldwide spread of COVID-19 and thecountrywide lockdown.9Which schools need to follow thepromotion guidelines for classes 1 to8, 9 and 11 issued by CBSE vide itspress release dated 1.4.20?Schools that need to follow aVidyalayas,State/UTgovernmentschools, private schools, schoolsaffiliated to the Board located in Indiaand abroad, etc.10What is the promotion policy for All students studying in classes 1 to 8may be promoted to the nextClasses 1 to 8?class/grade. This advisory was issued inconsultation with NCERT.11What is the promotion policy forClasses 9 to 11?12When will the remainingExaminations be conducted?Students of grades 9 and 11 are to bepromoted to the next grades on thebasisofalltheschool-basedassessments including project work,periodic tests, term exams, etc.conducted so far. For any child who isunable to clear this internal process, (inany number of subjects), the schoolmay utilise this period for providingremedial interventions, and school maygive the opportunity of appearing inschool-based test/s, online or offline.The promotion of such children maybedecided on the basis of such tests.Board With regard to rescheduling boardexaminations for classes 10 and 12, it isinformed that at this stage it is difficultfor the Board to decide and announce

the new schedule for examinations.However, it is informed that anydecision that the board will take withregard to the conduct of examinationswill be taken by undertaking extensiveconsultation with higher educationauthorities and by keeping all aspectsrelated to entrance exams, admissionsdates, etc. in mind.In this context, it is further informedthat the Board will give notice of about10 days to all stakeholders beforestarting the Board examinations.13As and when board examinations areheld, which are the subjects forwhich examinations will be held byCBSE for class-X?For class X, CBSE will conduct theexaminations of only those subjectswhose examinations were postponed bythe board because of law and ordersituation in N-E Delhi District.Thesei.ii.iii.iv.v.vi.14subjects are:Hindi Course A,Hindi Course B,English Comm,English Lang & Lit,Science,Social ScienceIn class-XII, examinations of which Examination of following main subjectssubjects will be conducted by CBSE would be conducted by CBSE for wholefor students from the whole of India? of India for class 12:i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi.vii.viii.ix.Business Studies,Geography,Hindi (Elective),Hindi (Core),Home Science,Sociology,Computer Science (Old),Computer Science(New),Information Practice (Old)

x.xi.xii.15In class-XII, examinations of whichsubjects will be conducted by CBSEfor only those students who wereaffected by the law and ordersituation in North East Delhi District?Information Practice(new),Information Technology,Bio-TechnologyExamination of following main subjectswould be conducted by CBSE in Delhifor students of class 12, who wereaffected by the law and order situationin North East Delhi District:i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi.vii.viii.ix.x.xi.English Elective - N,English Elective -C,English Core,Mathematics,Economics,Biology,Political l the examination in the languagesubjects taken as 6th subject at ClassX level be conducted as it may affectthe admissions for Class XI?No. For such subjects, the Board willnot hold examinations. However, theBoard will prepare results for thesesubjects;theinstructionsformarking/assessment in all such casesshall be separately issued by the Board.17Will the marks of the subjects in Yes, the Board is making provisions forwhich re-exam will not be held be this.included in the mark sheet?It may be noted that the Board willconduct examinations for only mainsubjects that will be required forpromotion and maybe crucial foradmissions in higher educationalinstitutions.For the rest of thesubjects, the Board will not holdexaminations; the instructions for

marking/assessment in all such casesshall be separately issued by the Board.18As per the Press Release dated01.4.2020, examinations will not beconducted in schools outside India.For future studies including NEETandEngineeringexams,12thstandard marks are essential. Howwill CBSE handle such cases?The system of marking/assessment forthe purpose of declaring results will beworked out by the Board shortly andinformed to these schools. It isreiterated that the interest of studentswill be protected.20Will the examinations for the No. The examination in the languagelanguage subjects be held alongwith subjects will not be conductedalongwith the 29 subjects as per theother 29 subjects?Press Release dated 01.4.2020.It hasbeen decided not to conduct theseexams. However, for the purpose ofresults, the Board is preparing a policyas mentioned earlier.21Because maximum students studyonly for their final exams, canstudents of 9th and 11th gradealsobe promoted tonext class, just like students ofclasses 1 to 8?22When are the exam dates likely to be At this stage and in the prevailingreleased?situation, it is difficult for the Board todecide and announce the new schedulefor examinations. The Board will givenotice of about 10 days to allstakeholders before starting the Boardexaminations.In Classes 9 and 11, there is a systemof continuous internal assessment inmost of the subjects by the schools. Inaddition, schools also conduct termexams at regular intervals in which thestudents are assessed.Hence thecontention that maximum studentsstudy at the last moment for the finalexams is not borne by facts.