Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cancelled class 10th and 12th exams for the year 2021. Today PM Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary, School and Higher Education Secretaries and other top officials to review the board examinations to be held at various levels in view of the developing Corona situation. Earlier, CBSE Board 10th and 12th exams were to be held from 04 May 2021. However, now new dates and details will be announced in the month of June. On 01 June 2021, the situation will be reviewed by the central board and after that new date, sheet will be released for CBSE 12th exams.
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In the wake of constantly increasing a number of COVID-19 cases and keeping the well being of the students at priority, it has been decided that CBSE will not hold board exams for class 10th this year. Also, the exams for class 12th has been postponed for now. Due to the increasing number of COVID cases, CBSE has cancelled class 10th board exams. The board has also postponed class 12th exams. As per the official press release, schools in 11 states are shut and the number of COVID cases are increasing day by day. Since CBSE boards are held at the National level, this decision has been taken.
The Prime Minister stated that the well being of the students has to be the top priority for the Government. He also stated that the Centre would keep in mind the best interests of the students and ensure that their health is taken care of at the same time their academic interests are not harmed.
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Taking into consideration of the present pandemic and school closures, and also taking into account the safety and well-being of the students, the following decisions have been taken:
The Board Exams for Class 10th to be held from 4 May to 14 June 2021 are hereby cancelled. The results of the Class 10th Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board. Any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated to him/her on this basis will be given an opportunity to sit in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams.
The Board Exams for Class 12th to be held from 04 May to 14 June 2021 are hereby postponed. These exams will be held hereafter. The situation will be reviewed on 01 June 2021 by the Board, and details will be shared subsequently. A notice of at least 15 days will be given before the start of the examinations.
Students were waiting for any announcement regarding the CBSE 12th Board Exam 2021 but no decision was taken in this regard. According to media reports, the ministry has not agreed to cancel the examinations, but it has not rejected them. Earlier, the Ministry of Education had told that the decision on the CBSE examinations is expected to be taken by May 24, 25.
CBSE 10th Time Table 2021 (Old)
Class 10 CBSE Board exam has been cancelled. So this date sheet is no more valid.
The old date sheet for CBSE 10th exams was as follows:
| CBSE 10th Subjects | Dates | Exam time |
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| Odia Kannada Lepcha |
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| English communicative English Language & Literature |
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| Hindi Course A Hindi Course B |
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| Urdu Bengali Tamil Persian Bahasa Melayu Thai Elem Book |
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| French German |
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| Painting | ||
| NATIONAL CADET CORPS GURUNG CARNATIC MUSIC (MEL INS) HINDUSTANI MUSIC (VOCAL) HINDUSTANI MUSIC (MEL INS) HINDUSTANI MUSIC (PER INS) |
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| Home science | ||
| Science Theory Science w/o Practical |
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| Japenese Elements of Business Carnatic Music (Vocal) Carnatic Music (Per inst) |
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| TELUGU SINDHI MARATHI GUJARATI MANIPURI ASSAMESE TIBETAN NEPALI LIMBOO TELUGU – TELANGANA BODO TANGKHUL BHUTIA SPANISH KASHMIRI MIZO RAI TAMANG SHERPA |
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| Social Science | ||
| Information technology Introduction to Tourism Artificial Intelligence |
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| RETAIL SECURITY AUTOMOTIVE INTRODUCTION TO FIN.MARKETS BEAUTY & WELLNESS AGRICULTURE FOOD PRODUCTION FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS BANKING & INSURANCE MARKETING & SALES HEALTH CARE APPAREL MEDIA MULTI SKILL FOUND. COURSE |
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| Mathematics Standard Mathematics Basic |
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| Arabic Sanskrit |
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| Malayalam Punjabi Russian Urdu Course B |
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| Computer Applications |
CBSE 12th Time Table 2021 (Old)
Class 12th CBSE Board exam has been cancelled. So this date sheet is no more valid.
| Date | Morning Shift | Evening Shift |
| English Elective English Core |
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| Taxation Carnatic Music Vocal Carnative Music Melins Hindustani Music VocalHindustani Music Melins Hindustani Music Perins |
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| — | Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India Nepali Automotive Financial Markets MgtInsuranceElectronic TechnologyMedical Diagnostics Kuchipudi Oddissi |
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| Physical Education | — | |
| Engineering Graphics Food Production Media Shorthand (English) Textile Design |
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| Typography and Computer Application Fashion Studies |
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| Business Studies Business Administration |
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| Accountancy | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Legal Studies Urdu Core Salesmanship |
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| Urdu Elective Sanskrit Elective Sanskrit Core Front Office Operations Air Conditioning Refrigerator Design |
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| Healthcare Painting Sculpture App / Commercial Art |
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| Biology Office Procedure and Practical |
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| Economics | ||
| Physics Applied Physics |
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| French | Horticulture Electrical Technology Cost Accounting Short Hand Music Production Food Nutrition and Dietetics Early Childhood Care |
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| Sociology | — | |
| Informatics Computer Science Informatics Practical Computer Science |
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| Mathematics Applied Mathematics (Acad) Applied Mathematics (Skill) |
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| Hindi Elective Hindi Core |
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| Web Application Tourism |
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| Geography | — | |
| Punjabi Bengali MarathiArabicTeleguJapanese |
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| Physcology | — | |
| Home Science | — | |
| Physics Applied Physics |
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| Banking Yoga Graphics Kathak Bharatnaryam |
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| History | — | |
| Entrepreneurship BiotechnologyLibrary and Info Science/Beauty and Welness Agriculture |
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| National Cadet Corps Marketing Geo Spatial Technology |
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| Retail Mass Media & Studies |
Tamil Telegu Sindhi Gujarati |
