A view of the Shiksha Sadan which homes the CBSE at Rouse Avenue in New Delhi. File
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The Central Board of Secondary Schooling (CBSE) on Thursday (March 5, 2026) cancelled Class 10 Board exams scheduled until March 11 within the West Asia amid escalating tensions within the area, officers mentioned.
The CBSE will announce the mode of declaration of outcomes for these candidates, they mentioned.
“Because of the present scenario in elements of the Center East — Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE, the board has determined to cancel class 10 exams scheduled until March 11,” mentioned CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
For Class 12, the examination scheduled on March 7 has been postponed and the scenario shall be reviewed for future exams.
Earlier, the board had postponed the examination scheduled on March 2, 5 and 6 within the area for each the lessons.
The U.S. and Israel launched army strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Following the army offensive, Iran has carried out a wave of assaults primarily concentrating on Israel and American army bases in a number of Gulf international locations, together with the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Printed – March 05, 2026 08:07 pm IST