New Delhi (NVI): The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), which conducts ICSE and ISC board exams, today wrote to Chief Ministers of all States to allow schools affiliated to the board to reopen partially in January.
The council has requested state governments to consider reopening of schools for Class 10 and 12 students from January 4, so that they can attend practical classes and get their doubts cleared by teachers, according to the report.
“With the students physically attending school, this time will be utilised for Practical Work, Project Work, SUPW Work, and for ‘Doubt Clearing’ lessons. This will be extremely beneficial to the students who will now get the time to interact directly with their teachers,” CISCE said in a statement.
It added that if schools are allowed to reopen from the said date, they will follow all COVID-related protocol prescribed by the government.
The board, which usually conducts examinations in February, stated that it has not yet decided dates for class 10 and 12 board examinations which are to be conducted next year.
Furthermore, the council also wrote to the Election Commission of India, enquiring about dates for elections in the states that will go to polls between April and May 2021.
This will enable CISCE to finalize schedules for ICSE Class-10, ISC Class-12 year 2021 examinations and to ensure that there are no clash of dates.
Notably, all boards affiliated schools across India have been shut since March due of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but few states have resumed schools partially but have encouraged online mode of learning.
-RJV
