The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Tuesday that the decision to postpone the upcoming board exams in Class 10 and 12 has not been decided. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia appealed to the central government to ensure that testing centers can help spread the virus infection and explore alternative methods for evaluation.

CBSE officials have so far denied any change in the scheme and insist that the examination centers are being arranged to ensure a social gap by increasing the percentage to 50%. Tests will begin May 4. “The tests are so important in nature that they cannot be conducted online,” a senior official said.

He said the board is taking all necessary steps as per the Kovid guidelines and the number of test centers has also been increased. However, sources have suggested that the board may consider postponing the test if the situation worsens. However, no decision has been taken yet, the official said.

The board announced earlier this month that if a student or his family member is infected with the virus and the student is unable to attend the clinical trial, the school will re-test it at the appropriate time. The CBSE official, however, did not comment on whether such exemptions would be granted to students in the theory test. Earlier, Kejriwal said that by conducting tests, the infection could spread far and wide and there would be a large number of cases of infection.

Six lakh children are expected to take the CBSE exam in Delhi. About one lakh teachers will be involved (conducting these tests). These (test centers) may have a large number of cases of infection, which can lead to widespread infection. The life and health of children is very important to us. I request the Center to cancel the CBSE exams. CBSE could find ways to send students to next classes based on online tests and internal assessment, he said.