DoE has written to CBSE saying if the new rules are implemented, the students presently in class IX and VIII will face the 1st and 2nd editions of the compulsory exams in 2018 and 2019. Photo: Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: The Delhi government has sought a breather of two years from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for making mandatory Class X examination saying the students aren’t prepared for the “tough test”. CBSE had recently announced that the Class X examinations will be mandatory again from next academic session. “The students have gone through varied experiments such as the no-detention policy and Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation (CCE). “We have asked for a breather and suggested that the semester system continues for the two years so the students will study half syllabus in two different parts,” the official added.

Source: Mint February 21, 2017 14:37 UTC