The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today said that schools may conduct exams online or offline for students who failed in class 9, 11 only for this year.
The education board also said teachers can conduct school-based tests in order to assess these students. "The schools can conduct either online or offline exams for the failed class 9, 11 students.
This one time opportunity is being extended only in current year in view of the unprecedented condition of COVID-19," CBSE Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said, reported PTI.
The decision comes amid the country combating against the novel coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdwon orders by the governement, which had led to the closure of schools to maintain proper social distancing