ICSE ISC Board Exams 2020 Cancelled? Maharashtra refused to conduct pending 10th, 12th exams

Maharashtra government refused to permit conduction of pending ICSE 2020 and ISC 2020 Board Exams. The government also said that it will not conduct University final-year exams in the state as well. 

Students who are supposed to appear for pending ICSE Board Exams 2020 and ISC Board Exams 2020 must know that the Maharashtra government on June 24 told the Bombay High Court that ICSE board cannot be permitted to conduct the remaining ICSE 10th and ISC 12th board exams in July due to the ongoing pandemic situation in the country.

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Maharashtra refused to permit conduction of pending ICSE 2020 and ISC 2020 Board Exams

Further, the government also confirmed that it also decided to not conduct its university exams for final year students in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told a division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice S S Shinde that the State Disaster Management Committee, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, held a meeting on Tuesday i.e. June 23, 2020, where it was decided not to permit the CISCE board to conduct its ICSE 2020 and ISC 2020 exams.

Mr. Kumbhakoni also told the court that the state government cannot permit the conduct of ICSE and ISC exams from July 2, given the current pandemic situation.

According to the revised ICSE 2020 Date Sheet and ISC 2020 Date Sheet, board decided to conduct its pending examination from July 2.

Earlier the ICSE board decided to conduct its pending exams from July 2 to July 12 across the state after they could not be conducted in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. Later, a city resident Arvind Tiwari filled a petition challenging the board's decision, claiming that the number of COVID-19 cases was still on the rise.

The petitioner suggested that it would be appropriate for the Board to declare ICSE results 2020 and ISC Results 2020 based on gradation and assessment of the past performance of students in internal exams conducted by various CISCE affiliated schools.

Final-Year University Exams in Maharashtra

The court directed the state govt to clear its stand on the issue. The court on June 22 directed the state government to clear its stand on the issue. Mr. Kumbhakoni told the court on June 24 that the state government similarly decided not to conduct the final year examinations in its university due to the ongoing pandemic. Hence, there will be no Final-Year University Exams in Maharashtra.

CISCE to follow CBSE's decision

Meanwhile, during the SC hearing on pending CBSE Board Exams, Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta who was representing the ICSE Board informed the court that CISCE Board plans to follow the decision taken by CBSE Board as far as pending board exams are concerned.

On being asked if the ICSE Board will follow CBSE decision, the advocate said, the Board will follow the government's decision. The Supreme Court informed ICSE Board’s counsel that CISCE Board is “at the liberty to tweak the CBSE decision and follow its own informed decision.”

The decision on the conduct or cancellation of the CBSE 10^th and CBSE 12^th board exams 2020 is likely to be announced today.

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