New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has written to the Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories, seeking permission for partially reopening of schools from January 4.
CISCE, which conducts the ISC and ICSE board exams, said that the partially reopening of schools will help the board exam students of classes 10 and 12 to participate in project works, practical works, SUPW, and doubt-clearing sessions.
In case schools are allowed to reopen, they would follow all the safety guidelines and SOPs prescribed by the government, the CISCE said in a statement.
It has also asked the dates for the state elections to be held in April-May 2021 from the Chief Election Commissioner of India so that CISCE can finalise the ICSE board exam 2021 and ISC board exam 2021 dates.
“CISCE has also requested the Chief Election Commissioner of India to share the election dates of the States that are due to have their elections in the month of April-May 2021. This will enable CISCE to finalize schedules for ICSE-Class X ISC Class XII year 2021 examinations and to ensure that there are no clash of dates, interruption of the examinations or any inconvenience that may be faced by candidates taking these examinations,” the statement said.