With Covid-19 cases on the decline, most states have scheduled to conduct the board exams this year in the offline mode. Students from over 15 states have moved to the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the exams. This includes students from central boards — CBSE and CISCE as well as several state boards.

The students have sought an alternative assessment method for classes 10 and 12 board exams and the apex court will hear the plea on February 21. The plea has been challenged through child rights activist Anubha Shrivastava Sahai and the Students Union of Odisha who urged the top court to direct all central and state boards to declare the results on time on the basis of alternate assessment as well as have the option of conducting improvement exams.

In their petition, the students had stated that conducting board exams amid the Covid-19 pandemic and asking to appear for it is in violation of their Right to Life.

Most state boards have already announced the schedules of the board exams 2022. CBSE and CISCE have already conducted the term 1 of the board exams and will conduct the second term in April. CBSE has announced it will hold the term 2 exams from April 26.

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