CBSE postpones Class 12 exams in West Asia until March 11 amid Iran-US-Israel battle| India Information
The Central Board of Secondary Schooling (CBSE) on Saturday postponed Class 12 board exams scheduled from March 9 to 11 in a number of West Asian international locations amid the Iran–US–Israel battle and can evaluate the state of affairs on March 10 earlier than deciding on exams from March 12 onwards.
In its fourth round this week, CBSE stated that after a “crucial evaluate of the present state of affairs” in elements of the Center East, together with Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the board has determined to postpone the examinations scheduled for March 9, 10 and 11.
“The board will evaluate the state of affairs on March 10 and take applicable choices with regard to examinations scheduled for March 12 onwards,” stated CBSE examination controller Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj within the newest round, which lists the Indian ambassadors to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iran, in addition to the consul common of India in Dubai, amongst these copied for data and crucial motion.
In its third round dated March 5, 2026, the board cancelled all Class 10 examinations scheduled from March 2 to March 11 and acknowledged that it’ll later notify the mode of outcome declaration for 1000’s of affected college students learning in over 150 CBSE-affiliated faculties in West Asia. In the identical round, the board had postponed the Class 12 examination scheduled on Saturday, March 7, 2026
In its first and second circulars dated March 1 and March 3, CBSE had postponed board examinations scheduled on March 2, March 5 and March 6.
“All college students are suggested to stay in shut contact with their faculties and comply with official bulletins fastidiously,” Bhardwaj stated within the newest round.
The choice to postpone and cancel board examinations impacts 1000’s of Indian college students learning in CBSE-affiliated faculties throughout the Gulf area. The UAE and Saudi Arabia, specifically, host numerous Indian expatriate households, and CBSE faculties there account for a major share of abroad candidates showing for the board examinations every year.
CBSE conducts the Class 10 and 12 board exams yearly in India and at choose overseas centres the place its affiliated faculties function. The Gulf area constitutes the most important abroad cluster of CBSE faculties, with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh among the many key examination hubs.
The postponements and cancellations mark a uncommon mid-session disruption to abroad board examinations. Lately, the CBSE altered schedules primarily throughout extraordinary circumstances — most notably in 2020 and 2021 through the Covid-19 pandemic, when a number of Class 10 and 12 examinations in India and overseas have been postponed or cancelled. In remoted circumstances, the board has additionally deferred exams in particular centres as a consequence of excessive climate, native emergencies or security-related issues, whereas sustaining the broader nationwide timetable.
CBSE Class 10 and 12 board examinations started on February 18. Over 4.37 million college students, together with 2.51 million Class 10 college students until March 11 and 1.86 million Class 12 college students, are showing for the CBSE board examinations until April 10.