There is no hiding that Novel COVID-19 virus is spreading across the country. In view of the interest of the students and teaching community, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has decided to postpone ICSE and ISC 2020 exams. The council has postponed the exams scheduled to be held between March 19 to 31, 2020.
Till now, the Council has successfully conducted the ICSE exam for 12 subjects and is remaining to conduct for 6 subjects which are Geography- H.C.G Paper – 2, Art Paper 4 (Applied Art), Group III Elective, Hindi, Economics (Group II Elective), Biology- Science Paper 3.
As far as ISC exam is concerned, till now, the exam has been concluded for 30 subjects and is remaining to be conducted for 8 subjects. These remaining ISC exam 2020 includes for subjects – Sociology, Biology (Paper 1) Theory, Geography, Business Studies, Home Science (Paper 1) Theory, Elective English, Psychology, Art- 5 Craft.
CISCE Released Official Notice for Postponing ICSE and ISC Exam 2020
CISCE board Chief Executive and Secretary Gerry Arathoon told a newspaper that the ICSE and ISC exam 2020 is going to be conducted as per the schedule. The decision to postpone the board exams has come after CBSE, another central education board, postponed the board exams for class 10th and 12th scheduled till March 31.
The decision to conduct the exam as per the schedule received major backlash from the students. Many of them took out on twitter and other social media platforms to vent their frustration against the board.
Every year approximately 200, 000 students appear for class 10 and 12 board exams held by CISCE. For class 12 students, the ISC 2020 exam started on February 3 and for ICSE or class 10 students, the exam started on February 27, 2020.
ICSE Class 10th Exams which Have been Postponed
The exam has been postponed for the following subjects and exam dates:
| Subject name | Initial exam date |
| Geography- H.C.G Paper – 2 | 20 Mar 2020 |
| Art Paper 4 (Applied Art) | 21 Mar 2020 |
| Group III Elective Carnatic Music, Commercial Applications, Computer Applications. Cookery, Drama, Economic Applications, Environmental Applications, Fashion Designing, French, German, Hindustani Music, Home Science, Indian Dance, Mass Media & Communication, Physical Education, Spanish, Western Music, Yoga Technical Drawing Applications | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Hindi | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Economics (Group II Elective) | 27 Mar 2020 |
| Biology- Science Paper 3 | 30 Mar 2020 |
ICS Class 12th Exams which Have been Postponed
CISCE postponed Class 12th exam for these remaining papers:
| Subject name | Initial exam date |
| Sociology | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Biology (Paper 1) Theory | 20 Mar 2020 |
| Geography | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Business Studies | 24 Mar 2020 |
| Home Science (Paper 1) Theory | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Elective English | 27 Mar 2020 |
| Psychology | 30 Mar 2020 |
| Art- 5 Craft | 31 Mar 2020 |
Due to the corona virus outbreak, many board exams in various states have been postponed. However, there are few board which are conducting the exams as per the schedule. However, precautionary measures have been taken at the exam centre by allowing the students to wear mask, hand sanitizer provided inside the exam centre, water bottles allowed to carried inside the exam hall.
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