CBSE Board Exam 2022: Delhi Govt asks Board to waive off Fee for Class 10 and 12 Students from Govt Schools

CBSE Board Exam 2022: As per the updates, the Delhi government has written to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) requesting to waive the examination fee of class 10th and 12th students studying in Delhi government and government-aided schools. The request has been made due to “economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic” on parents. Keeping in view the COVID situation in the country, the Directorate of Education, Delhi stated in a letter to CBSE, "A number of requests have been received from parents, expressing their inability to pay the Examination fee due to loss of income in the ongoing pandemic."

Directorate of Education, Delhi Letter

The Director of Education Udit Prakash Rai said that the “severe” economic impact of COVID-19 had led to job losses across the world. “After a long time, formal education has started once again in schools. Now, the problems regarding paying the CBSE examination fee have emerged before the parents. A number of requests have been received from parents, expressing their inability to pay examination fee due to loss of income in the ongoing pandemic.”

CBSE Announcement

Though CBSE announced on Tuesday that it will offer a fee waiver for those students who lost both their parents to Covid-19, principals and activists said this wouldn’t help all students. All India Parents’ Association has also submitted several memorandums to various authorities on the matter. CBSE Controller of Examination Sanyam Bhardwaj said, “This is a policy matter. If the government has written to us, it will be looked at from all angles and discussed before responding.”

CBSE Hiked Board Exam Fees in 2019

Earlier, in 2019, CBSE hiked the board examination fee for Class 10 and 12 students in the general category in Delhi government schools from Rs.375 and Rs.600, respectively, to Rs.1,500 for five subjects. For Class 12 students, the fee can go up to Rs.2,500, including the extra amount for practicals, additional and optional subjects. For SC/ST candidates in Class 10, the examination fee was increased from Rs.375 to Rs.1,200, and for Class 12, from Rs.600 to Rs.1,200.

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