When will Class-10 maths re-examination be held: HC asks CBSE
The Delhi High Court today asked the CBSE about its plans if any, to re-conduct the Class 10 Maths test the question papers for which had been leaked recently. A bench of justices sought information on possible re-examination for the Class 10 Maths paper after CBSE said it was still ascertaining the extent of the leak before announcing the date for the fresh test.
Delhi HC issued notices to CBSE and the Center
The HC put the query to the secondary and higher secondary education regulator while issuing notices to the CBSE and the Center seeking their stands on a plea for a court-monitored probe into the recent question paper leaks of Classes 10 and 12, respectively.
"How can CBSE wait till July to re-conduct the test?"
During the brief hearing, the high court bench asked the CBSE as to how could it wait until July to re-conduct the test and keep the students on "tenterhooks" till then. The court observed that it would not only waste an academic year of the students but would also be akin to keeping "a sword hanging over their heads."
CBSE yet to ascertain if Maths paper leak was pan-India
The CBSE said no decision has been taken regarding Class 10 Maths re-examination as it was ascertaining if the leak was pan-India or confined to Delhi and Haryana alone. The court also subsequently asked the CBSE to take a decision on the issue and inform it by April 16, saying that even Class 10 is crucial for the students.
Petition sought CBSE to conduct the re-examination in April
The PIL was mentioned today before the bench which had agreed to hear it. The petition by NGO Social Jurist has sought that the Class 10 Maths exam be held in April, instead of in July as proposed by the authorities. The petition also prayed for a direction to the CBSE to award liberal marks to the students in the Maths and Economics re-examinations.
