India / CBSE postpones board exams scheduled for February 28, 29 in Northeast Delhi

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed exams scheduled for 28 and 29 February for schools in Northeast Delhi and some centres in East Delhi. CBSE added that there will be no change in exam schedule of Class 10, 12 across Delhi from March 2 onwards. Death toll due to the Northeast Delhi violence has risen to 34.

The Quint : Feb 27, 2020, 04:16 PM
New Delhi: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday cancelled the exams of class 10th and 12th board scheduled for February 28 and 29 in violence-hit northeast and other affected parts of Delhi.

All exams in all centres shall be held as scheduled from March 2 onwards. The list of exams and centres where examination has been cancelled is given below.

There are a total of 69 centres in which the exams dated February 28 have been cancelled while there are 23 centres in which February 29 exams stand cancelled.

Earlier, CBSE had postponed the Class 10th exam scheduled for February 26 and class 12th exam scheduled for February 27 due to violence in Northeast areas of Delhi.