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CBSE exams will be held on schedule in Gujarat

The Central Board of Secondary Education has said it will not defer the class X and XII exams in quake-ravaged Gujarat, but is prepared to change the examination centres, if so desired.

CBSE sources told UNI that the board was in constant touch with its regional office in Ajmer and also the CBSE-affiliated schools in Gujarat. The buildings of most of the schools affiliated to the CBSE are safe, as per the information received in New Delhi.

''We understand the students' problems in Gujarat. But holding of exams as per schedule is very important as any change in the time-table will affect the academic career of lakhs of other students who undertake the exams in various parts of the country and abroad,'' they said.

The sources said some of the schools in the state have even started holding practical exams, as per schedule.

The joint secretary (exams coordination), Shashi Bhushan, said the CBSE was, however, prepared to make last minute changes in the centres for the students from the quake-affected state to prevent any inconvenience to them.

''We are ready to change the centres of a few students or the whole school, if a request is made in this regard,'' Bhushan said, adding that the CBSE office in the national capital and the regional office in Ajmer have been instructed to cooperate with the request for change in the centres for students and schools from Gujarat.

The joint secretary, who is responsible for holding the exams by the board, said two parents from Gujarat had approached the CBSE office on Wednesday for a change in the centres of their wards and their examination centres were accordingly changed to Delhi.

Any examinee from the state who wish to get his or her centre changed can approach the regional office in Ajmer or the CBSE head office in New Delhi, he added.

An estimated ten lakh students will appear for the class X and XII exams starting from March 7, and a few thousand of them are from Gujarat.

UNI

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