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CBSE, univ, engineering entrance exams deferred for coronavirus

The Central Board of Secondary Education was asked to reschedule its exams-taken by lakhs of school students nationwide-after March

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The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 151 on Wednesday when 14 fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country, said the Health Ministry

BS Web Team New Delhi
The government on Wednesday said school, university, and engineering entrance exams in the country will be held after March 31, scaling up measures to contain the coronavirus.

The Human Resource Development Ministry (HRD) directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and other educational institutions in the country to play safe. "While maintenance of academic calendar and exam schedule is important, equally important is safety and security of students who are appearing in various examinations as also of their teachers and parents," HRD secretary Amit Khare said in an official communication.

The CBSE’s class 10th board exams were to end

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