With coronavirus cases rising to 151 on Wednesday, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday postponed all exams in India and abroad that were scheduled from 19 to 31 March.
All ongoing CBSE examinations in India and abroad postponed till 31 March and will be rescheduled thereafter.
All ongoing evaluation work will be suspended during the period
The National Testing Agency postponed the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE-Main) held for admission to IITs and engineering colleges in view of coronavirus. The exam was earlier scheduled from 5-11 April.
The JEE-Main exam has been postponed. The new date will be decided in accordance with the board exams schedule and other competitive exams to ensure there is no clash
The number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 151 on Wednesday after 14 fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country.
The cases include 25 foreign nationals — 17 from Italy, three from Philippines, one each belonging to Canada, United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Singapore.
The figure also includes three deaths reported from Delhi, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
The total number of active COVID 2019 cases across India stands at 134 so far, adding that 14 others have been cured/discharged, while three have died.
Over 5,700 people, who had come in contact with these positive cases, are under rigorous surveillance.
Also published on Medium.