Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has released a notice in view of the rising COVID cases in Delhi as well as the severe heat wave. As the national capital grapples with unprecedented heat wave conditions and power crisis amid a slowly yet steadily increasing COVID curve, the board has written to schools in regarding the on-going CBSE 10th 12th Board Exams 2022 for Term 2.
In the official notice shared by CBSE, the board has asked schools to ensure that the proper arrangements are made to avoid the spread of COVID at the centres. The board has also pointed out that it has paid Rs. 5000 plus Rs. 5 per candidate to the respective schools for the same.
Furthermore, a sum of Rs. 2 per student assigned to the examination centre has also been provided to the school to ensure there is potable water. The board adds that given the circumstances, it is expected that the schools would make sure that proper arrangements for water are made at the centre.
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Meanwhile, the mercury and cases continue to rise in Delhi and adjoining areas, raising alarms in parents. More so as in the given heat, wearing a mask could further add to the woes of the students. Writing an exam during such a situation is both stressful and difficult. And there seems no end to the heat.
IMD has predicted that the heat wave conditions would continue in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, western parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Telangana, Punjab, West MP and interior Odisha.
As for COVID cases, Delhi reported 1490 cases today. Along with Haryana with 580 cases (with most cases reported from adjoining Gurgaon and Faridabad), the two states account for over 60 per cent cases reported in India today.
CBSE Term 2 Board Exams 2022 started from April 26, 2022. The Class 10 board exams end on May 24 while the Class 12 board exams would extend well into June and end on June 15.
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