CBSE Class 10th, 12th Compartment Exam 2020: Supreme Court Asks Board To Declare Result At The Earliest

CBSE Class 10th, 12th Compartment Exam 2020: The apex court directed the board and the University Grants Commission to take a joint decision on declaration of results and help around 2 lakh students secure admissions in colleges.

As students are appearing for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 and 12 Compartment Exam 2020 from Tuesday amid the prevalent pandemic situation, the Supreme Court has asked the CBSE to declare the exam results at the earliest. Almost 2 lakh students will be appearing for the exam. Also Read: Chhattisgarh CGSOS 10th, 12th Result Declared; Here Are Simple Steps To Check Result

The apex court directed the board and the University Grants Commission to take a joint decision on declaration of results and admissions in colleges for students while hearing a petition asking for an extension of the deadline for college admissions because of the delayed compartmental exams and declaration of the results.

“Try to declare the results of the compartmental exam at the earliest,” the Supreme Court said to CBSE, as per news agency ANI. The top court also asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to work together with the Board to help these students in securing admission to colleges in the current academic year.

The court also said UGC should accommodate students, who have given compartment  exams in the calendar year.   “The academic career of 2 lakh students cannot be hampered,” the top court added.

The top court was hearing petitions seeking an extension of the deadline for college admissions because of delayed compartmental exams and declaration of the results.

A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar, asked the UGC and the CBSE and posted the matter for further hearing on Thursday.

The plea has been filed by a group of students who were put in the compartment category, after the CBSE declared the result for the said classes, based on an alternative evaluation method in July.

As per the current datesheet the compartment exams for class 10 students will conclude on September 28 while for class 12 students, the exams will end on September 30.

Counsel appearing for the CBSE apprised the bench that it will take three to four weeks to declare results and added that even regular students waiting for admissions.

To this, Justice Khanwilkar said, "This is not a normal time. You have to make changes to accommodate students. Both of you (CBSE and UGC) coordinates in this way that you have a cut-off date for admissions in terms of the declaration of the result by CBSE. Take a final decision by Thursday. This is not a normal time. These are only two lakh students, they can be accommodated. The CBSE has to work in tandem with UGC and vice versa."

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