New Delhi, March 3 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday postponed the class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for March 5 and 6 in the Middle East region due to the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, officials said.
"Due to the current situation in parts of the Middle East—Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE—the board has decided to postpone the class 10 and 12 exams on March 5 (Thursday) and March 6 (Friday)," said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
The new dates will be announced later, and the situation will be reviewed on March 5 before further exams, Bhardwaj added.
On Sunday, the board had already postponed the exam scheduled for March 2 in the region.
This comes after the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States on Saturday. His death was confirmed on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump said the heavy and targeted bombing of Iran would continue throughout the week, or as long as necessary.