Punjab: CBSE yet to announce postponed board exam dates
The CBSE is yet to announce new dates for the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations that were postponed in Punjab in view of the "Bharat Bandh" on April 2, leaving the students and parents anxious. At the request of the Punjab Government in view of "Bharat Bandh" against the alleged "dilution" of the SC/ST Act, the CBSE had postponed the scheduled exams.
It's depressing for students to aimlessly prepare: IT professional
"It has been a week and I was completely prepared for the exam and now we don't even know that when the exam will be held," Jaspreet Mehra, a Class 10 student from Bhatinda said. Supriya Bhatia, an IT professional said, "It's depressing for students to aimlessly prepare for the exam without knowing an exact date. It should have been announced that day only."
Dates will be announced soon: CBSE Official
However, a senior CBSE official said, "The dates will be announced soon, students and parents should not panic." While Class 12 students were supposed to appear for the Hindi exam, language exams of French, Sanskrit and Urdu were scheduled for Class 10 on that day.
State govt requested CBSE to postpone April 2 exams
The board had said that it had received a letter of request, dated April 1, 2018, from the director general of school education of the Punjab government to postpone all its examinations scheduled to be held on April 2. It was requested on account of apprehensions of law and order problems and other disturbances in the day during the "Bharat Bandh".
State govt also kept all schools shut that day
The state government had also taken a decision to keep all schools shut for the day, the CBSE had said referring to the letter of the state government.
