23.2.2022, New Delhi, Wednesday
The Supreme Court of India refused to entertain the plea on Wednesday, February 23 to cancel Class 10 and Class 12 offline exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and other state boards. The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar heard the plea today. Register here for CBSE term 1 results updates, term 2 free study materials like question papers, syllabus, preparation tips by toppers.
Dismissing the plea filed to cancel offline board exams for Class 10 and Class 12, the Supreme Court today said that entertaining such petitions will cause more confusion in the system. "This cannot become the norm. Such petitions give false hope to students. They will be misled by such petitions," the Supreme Court added. The Supreme Court also refused to entertain the petition that sought alternate mode of assessment.
Authorities are already working on finalising dates and other arrangements, the Supreme Court noted, adding that if there is any problem once those are finalised then the aggrieved parties can approach the authorities.
The bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar on Tuesday ordered that an advance copy of the petition be served to the standing counsel for the CBSE and other respondents concerned. The counsel, appearing for petitioner Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, mentioned the matter and requested the bench to list it for urgent hearing.
The plea has sought directions to the CBSE and other education boards, which have proposed to hold board examinations for classes 10 and 12 in offline mode, for devising other modes of assessment.