The Central government cancelled the CBSE Class XII board examinations of 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic after a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1.

Earlier, in April the CBSE Class X board exam too was cancelled after noticing an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in several states.  

The Prime Minister had said on June 1 that the decision on cancelling the CBSE Class XII board examinations  had been taken in the interest of students and to put an end to the anxiety among students, parents and teachers.

The board examinations are important for students as the Class X board scores are one of the key factors in choosing a course for Class IX and XII and the Class XII marks are important for getting admission to a college.

After the CBSE examinations were cancelled, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations followed suit and cancelled the ICSE and ISC examinations of 2021 for the safety of students.

Taking a cue from the two national boards, several state boards also gradually cancelled the examinations of their respective state boards.

Here is the status of board exams across different states in India:

Andhra Pradesh

Status: Decision yet to be taken

Assam

Status: Class X and XII exams set to be held between August 1 and 15

Bihar

Status: Class X and XII exams completed in February

Chhattisgarh:  

Status: Class XII exam in progress. Students are writing the exam sitting at home.  Class X exam cancelled.

Results: Class X students will be assessed on the basis of  assignments to be given by the state board.

Goa

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled.

Results:  Results to be declared as per well-defined objective criteria.  

Gujarat

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled.

Results: Criteria for assessing Class XII students are yet to be released. The schools are to finalise the results of Class X students between June 4 and June 10.

Haryana

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled.

Results: Modalities regarding the marking scheme of Class XII students are yet to be announced. Results of Class X students to be prepared on the basis of the internal assessments.

Himachal Pradesh  

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled.

Results: The criterion devised by the CBSE will be followed to assess Class XII students. Class X students to be assessed on the basis of their performances  in internal and pre-board exams.

Jammu and Kashmir:

Status: Class X cancelled. Class XII postponed

Results: Class X results will be based on internal exams

Jharkhand: 

Status: Decision yet to be taken for class X and XII exams.

Karnataka

Status: Class X exams to be held soon. No class XII exams.

Results: Evaluation for Class XII (Second PU) will be based on first PU marks

Kerala

Status: Class X and XII exams completed

Madhya Pradesh

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Assessment criteria for Class XII students yet to be finalized. Class X results will be based on internal assessments.

Maharashtra

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Class XII assessment scheme yet to be released. Class X results will be prepared on the basis of Class IX and X performances.

Manipur:

Status: Decision yet to be taken for class X and XII exams

Meghalaya: 

Status: Class X and XII exams completed

Nagaland:  

Status: Class X and XII exams completed

Odisha

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Class XII assessment criteria yet to be announced. Class X students to be assessed on Class IX and X performances   

Punjab

Status: Class X cancelled.  Decision yet to be taken on Class XII

Results: Class X results declared. Students assessed on internal marks.

Rajasthan

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Decision on marking scheme to be announced soon

Tamil Nadu

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Committee formed to decide on evaluation formula

Telangana

Status: Government is yet to decide on Class XII exam. Class X exam cancelled

Results: Board to develop objective criteria for preparing X results

Tripura:

Status: Both class X and XII exams to be held for important subjects

Uttar Pradesh

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Internal assessment and pre-board marks to be considered

Uttarakhand

Exams: X and XII

Status: Both cancelled

Results: Class X results will be based on Class IX and X internal exams and attendance in online classes.

West Bengal

Status: Class X and XII exams cancelled

Results: Assessment formula to be announced by June 14

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