CBSE directs exam centres to make proper arrangements in view of COVID-19 situation, heatwave
FirstpostThe CBSE Class 10 and 12 board exams for the second term had began on Tuesday in the country and abroad after two years of pandemic-induced disruptions. New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education on Thursday issued directions to the board examination centres to make proper arrangements in the wake of the current Covid situation and the heatwave. The CBSE Class 10 and 12 board exams for the second term began on Tuesday in the country and abroad after two years of pandemic-induced disruptions. “The board has paid Rs 5,000 fixed and Rs 5 per candidate per day for the examination day to make proper arrangements to avoid spread of COVID, it is requested that full proof arrangements may be made at the examination centre and COVID protocols may be followed strictly as given in the guidelines for centre superintendents and as instructed by the concerned state government,” CBSE Exam Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said in a letter to superintendents of examination centres. “The CBSE has also decided to pay Rs 2 per candidate per day for making available potable water, hence proper arrangements for drinking water may be made at the examination centre.