CISCE 2021: ICSE and ISC revise exam timetable for Class 10 and 12

New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CICSE) on Monday revised the exam schedule for classes 10 and 12, rescheduling a few subjects, officials said. As per the ICSE (class 10) revised timetable, no exams have been scheduled on 13 May and 15 May due to “unavoidable circumstances”. The class 10 Economics (Group II Elective) exam, which was earlier scheduled for 13 May, will now be held on 4 May. Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/ Painting) exam, which was scheduled for 15 May, has been rescheduled to 22 May. Art Paper 3 (Original Composition) and Art Paper 4 (Applied Art) will be conducted on 29 May and 5 June respectively. As per the ISC (Class XII) revised timetable, no examinations have been scheduled on 13 and 15 May and 12 June, 2021, subsequently, some changes have been made in the timetable. “The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), which is the class 10 exam, will be conducted from 5 May to 7 June. The Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC), which is class 12 exam, will be conducted from 8 April to 16 June,” said Gerry Arathoon, CICSE’s Chief Executive and Secretary. “The results will be issued through the convenors to the heads of schools by July. The results will not be available from the office of the council in New Delhi and no queries will be entertained from candidates, parents or guardians,” he added. Usually, the CICSE board exams are conducted in February-March. However, the exams have been delayed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts board exams around the same time every year, has also deferred its exams to May-June this year.