New Delhi: Class 10 and 12 students who moved to a different state or district when schools were closed ahead of the COVID-19-induced lockdown, can appear for the pending board exams at their current places of stay, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" announced on Wednesday. He said the students will not be required to travel back to their previous board exam centres. The CBSE will announce the modalities of registration for such requests, he said.
"Class 10 and 12 students, who have to appear in the pending board exams but have moved to a different state or district during the lockdown when schools were closed, will be able to appear for the exams at their present places of stay. They will not be required to travel back. CBSE will issue a notification in this regard and for the modalities of registration of such requests," Pokhriyal said.
