March 03, New Delhi – The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) postponed the class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for March 5 in the West Asian region due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj stated that 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.
The new dates will be announced later, and the situation will be reviewed again on March 5 before further exams are conducted.
Earlier on Sunday, the board had also postponed the exam scheduled for March 2 in the region.
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