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CBSE directs schools to make arrangements to deal with heatwave during term 2 board exams

April 29, 2022
Bharat Times

CBSE directed its board exam centers to make proper arrangements to deal with the heatwave situation. (representative image)

Controller of Examinations, BSE, Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj asked for his personal intervention to ensure order in the matter.

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central board of secondary education (CBSE) on Thursday directed its board examination centers to make proper arrangements to deal with the heat situation and the possibility of spread of COVID-19 during the ongoing Term-II examination for class 10 and 12. Is.

CBSE Controller of Examinations Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, in a letter addressed to the center superintendents, asked for their personal intervention to ensure order in the matter.

CBSE has paid Rs 5,000 per day and Rs 5 per candidate on the day of examination to ensure adherence to the COVID-19 protocols laid down by the central and state governments. Apart from this, CBSE has also decided to pay Rs 2 per candidate per day for providing potable water at the centres. The board directed the examination centers to ensure availability of clean drinking water.

The CBSE Term 2 exams began on April 26 and are scheduled to go on till May 24 for class 10 and June 15 for class 12. The examinations are being conducted in a single shift from 10:30 am onwards. Students of both the classes will get two hours to write their major papers. This year, the board had divided the academic year into two terms, each comprising 50 per cent of the syllabus. Term 1 exam featuring only objective type questions was earlier held in November and December 2021. Students will be assessed on the basis of the average of their marks in Term 1 and Term 2 examinations.

Meanwhile, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha was forced to reschedule the Class 10 or Madhyamik examination 2022 amid the heat wave conditions in the state. The exams which were scheduled to start from April 28 were postponed till May 9. As per the new schedule, the Social Science paper will be held on May 9 instead of May 2 while the English paper will now be held on May 10 instead of May. 4. The examination is to be conducted in a single sitting from 8 am on the dates of the examination. The board also postponed the State Open School Certificate Examination (SOSCE) scheduled to be held on May 9 and 10 at 8 am.

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