Patna: CISCE pupils heave a sigh of relief as new exam schedule out

PATNA: Students of classes X and XII, who had been waiting for a fresh schedule for completion of their pending exams, have heaved a sigh of relief. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced the datesheets for the remaining papers on Friday.
While the pending examinations of ICSE (Class X) pupils will be conducted from July 2 to 15, ISC (Class XII) students will appear for their exams from July 1 to 14.
The announcement of new dates put a smile on the faces of many students, who were in a dilemma for the last two months. Looking for the CISCE’s notification in the newspapers every day had become ISC student Divya Bansal’s habit. “I am a law aspirant, but was neither able to prepare for my entrance tests nor the pending ISC exams. I can concentrate on my studies now,” she said.
Another Class XII student, Nishanjali, told this newspaper, “Now that the fresh dates are out, I can prepare for my exams well because I have sufficient time.”
Parents, on the other hand, expressed concern over the CISCE’s decision to hold exams. Rajiv Biswas, whose daughter has to write four pending exams, said, “I am concerned about her safety because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her health is my only priority and if the number of cases are high in July, I won’t send her to the exam centre.”
Some students are also scared of stepping out of their houses because of the pandemic and want the board to conduct online exams. Class X student, Tanushree, pointed out, “It would be better if the board kept our safety in mind and conducted online examinations this year.”