Promotion without exam for Class 1-8: Key announcements for CBSE students

Schools across India have been shut in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak and the board examinations for class X and XII have been put on hold

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced that all the students in classes I to VIII will be promoted to the next class without any examination, while students in class IX and XI will be promoted on the basis of their school-based assessments, projects, and periodic tests held before schools were shut. 

The board examinations will be conducted for 29 subjects of class X and XII at a later date. The Board in a statement said that "at this stage, it is difficult for the board to decide and announce the new schedule for the examination."  It