The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cancelled Class 10 board examinations in several West Asian countries due to the ongoing war between Iran and US and Israel. The board will notify the mode of declaration of results for thousands of affected students.
For Class 12, the board has postponed the March 7 examination and will review the situation before taking a call on papers scheduled from March 9 onwards.
The decision affects thousands of Indian students studying in CBSE-affiliated schools across the Gulf region, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia hosting a large number of Indian expatriate families.
CBSE conducts the Class 10 and 12 board exams annually in India and in select foreign centres where its affiliated schools operate.
The postponement and cancellations mark a rare mid-session disruption to overseas board examinations, with the CBSE altering schedules mainly during extraordinary circumstances.
