CBSE class 10, 12 exams from March 7

By Express News Service  |   Published: 10th January 2017 04:13 AM  |  

Last Updated: 10th January 2017 04:13 AM  |   A+A A-   |  

BENGALURU: Annual examinations of class 10 and 12 will be held by the CBSE for over a month, starting from March 9, 2017. The class 10 examinations will start on March 9 and conclude on April 10,
while class 12 exams will start from March 9 and end on April 26.

The exams have been delayed for a week this year in the wake of state assembly elections.
“The annual examinations of classes X and XII will be conducted by the CBSE from March 9, 2017, in view of the state assembly elections being conducted in five states of Punjab, Goa,Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh,” CBSE stated in an  official communication.

Exams are normally held in first week of March every year. This year, total of 16.67 lakh candidates from across 16,354 schools will appear for the class X exams. About 10.98 lakh candidates from 10,677 schools will appear for the class XII exams.The release from CBSE also stated that the results will be declared on time this year.

“The board has made all possible efforts to maintain reasonable time gap between the major papers. It has also ensured that the students appearing for Joint Engineering Exam and upcoming National Eligibility cum Entrance Test complete the CBSE examinations ahead of these entrance exams,” says the release.

SOURCE:http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/jan/10/cbse-class-10-12-exams-from-march-7-1558005.html