CBSE Postpones Class 10, 12 Board Exams In Violence-Hit Northeast Delhi Scheduled For Wednesday

The rescheduling of board examinations came after a Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the CBSE to decide at the earliest on rescheduling Wednesday's board exam at one of the centres in the north-east Delhi as safety of children cannot be put at risk.

All government and private schools in the violence-hit areas would continue to be closed on Wednesday. (Image: Getty)

New Delhi: In the wake of the ongoing law and order situation in the national capital, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed the board exams for Class 10 and 12 scheduled on Wednesday in violence-affected northeast Delhi. According to reports, there are a total of 86 centres in northeast Delhi. While Class 10 students had English exam, Class 12 students had optional exams, including Web Application and Media. The exams, however, will be conducted in other parts of Delhi as scheduled earlier. The board has issued an official notification stating that a fresh date for the exam in northeast Delhi will be announced shortly. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also announced that all government and private schools in the violence-hit areas would continue to be closed on Wednesday. Smoke billowed in the air and mobs roamed unchecked through the streets, burning shops, pelting stones and threatening locals, as fresh violence tore through northeast Delhi, killing six more people on Tuesday and taking the toll in the communal clashes over the amended citizenship law to 13.

Central Board of Secondary Education: On the request of Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi and to avoid inconvenience to students, staffs and parents, the Board has decided to postpone Class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for February 26 in north east part of Delhi. pic.twitter.com/IFFtedikVR

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The rescheduling of board examinations came after a Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the CBSE to decide at the earliest on rescheduling Wednesday's board exam at one of the centres in the north-east Delhi as safety of children cannot be put at risk. Justice Rajiv Shakdher asked the CBSE to take the decision as soon as possible on the exam and convey it to all concerned. The court will hear the matter again on Wednesday morning. The court was hearing a plea by private school, Bhai Parmanand Vidya Mandir at Surya Niketan in East Delhi, and some of its class X and XII students saying the centre allotted to them by the CBSE was 16 km away their school and situated in Chandu Nagar-Karawal Nagar road, one of the violence hit areas. They said it was hard for them to reach at the Centre due to violent clashes and riots in area which have claimed 10 lives so far. They had urged the court to direct the CBSE to change the examination centre from New Sandhya Public School to a centre located in east Delhi district with proper infrastructure and security. ALSO WATCH | Delhi Violence: Law And Order Situation Deteriorates As Mob Runs Amok The court said it was of a prima facie opinion that the exam cannot be held at the Chandu Nagar Centre in view of the inputs given by the senior police officials. The Registrar General of the high court informed the judge that as per the inputs of police officials of the concerned area, the situation is tense. The court said it was looking at the issue from the aspect of children's safety which cannot be put at risk. The school, in the petition, said around 550 students in class X and XII are registered with it for taking the board examination. Meanwhile curfew has been imposed in violence-hit areas of Northeast Delhi including Maujpur, Jafrabad, Chand Bagh and Karawal Nagar. On Tuesday evening, the Delhi Police also issued "shoot-at-site" order in some parts of Northeast Delhi. (With additional inputs from PTI)