Mumbai : The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Sunday clarified that vaccination is not mandatory for class 10 and class 12 students who will take the upcoming board exams.
The notice issued on April 22, signed by Gerry Arathoon reads, “CISCE has advised the Heads of Schools affiliated to CISCE to encourage the parents and guardians of their schools to vaccinate their children in the age group of 15-18 years at the earliest.” encourage you to apply.” stated that “CISCE reiterates the above to all affiliated schools only as an advisory. It is neither mandatory, nor mandatory nor any pre-condition for the candidates appearing for ICSE & ISC Year 2022 Semester 2 Exams.”
Students are advised to keep an eye on the updated feed on the official website of CISCE – cisce.org.
Indian School Certificate, isc class 12 semester 2 The exam will start from April 26 and will continue till June 13. The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) or Class 10 Semester 2 examination will begin from April 25 and will continue till May 23 this year.
The CISCE clarification comes days after state school education minister Varsha Gaikwad approached the board and a union education minister regarding a mandate by the board. vaccination mandatory For all the exam takers.
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CISCE issued a circular stating that the earlier notice has been misinterpreted. He further said that parents of students who took the exam are encouraged to vaccinate their 15 and 18 year olds. However, vaccination is neither mandatory nor a pre-condition for the candidates.
Gaikwad shared a copy of the circular on Twitter and thanked the board members for clarifying it. “Hopefully this allays the concerns of students and parents,” she wrote.
Currently, vaccine certificates are not mandatory for attendance in higher education institutions in the state, as noted by the state’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant last month. No such clarification has been issued for schools.
ICSE, ISC Semester 2 exam will start with English paper on the first day. The class 10 and class 12 exams will be conducted for the duration of one hour 30 minutes. While class 10 exams will be held from 10 am, class 12 semester 2 exams will be conducted from 2 pm.