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CBSE COMPARTMENT EXAMS:

Supreme Court will take up for hearing today petition challenging the CBSE notification of August 6 for holding of compartment exams.

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The petition challenges the notification on the grounds that holding of these exams would be detrimental to the health of the students.

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The Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna begins hearing.
Counsel for the petitioner: Main grievance in the matter is that the main exam and the CBSE has not yet asserted why the compartment exam cannot be cancelled.
Petitioner: The students will ultimately come in the category of failed students since exams will not be able to be conducted by September and the students will not be able to apply for further studies.

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SC asks petitioner for clarity on the prayer sought

SC: Without the exams, where do you stand? Is there a scheme by CBSE?

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Petitioner: The main exam was not conducted so why can there not be a scheme to cancel compartment exams.

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Advocate Rupesh Kumar for CBSE: We have increased the centres for compartment exams to 1278. We have taken a decision that in a class where 40 students could sit, now only 12 will sit. We are taking all precautions.

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SC: Have the exam dates been fixed?

Kumar: The notification is expected to come out today and the exams are likely to be in September only.
Supreme Court asks when the exams are proposed.

Kumar: End of September.

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Supreme Court to hear the case on September 10 and asks CBSE to file a short affidavit

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Petitioner points out that admissions in Universities will close by the time the exams are conducted.

Kumar for CBSE says that on the one hand petitioners want cancellation of exams and then also raise grievance of admissions.

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Supreme Court fixes the date for hearing on September 10.

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Compartment exams to be held by end of September, number of centres increased: CBSE tells Supreme Court [Read full story] #SupremeCourtOfIndia #CBSECompartmentExam2020 #ExamsInCovid @cbseindia29

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