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CBSE cancels Middle East Class 10 exams

Analysis based on 12 articles · First reported Mar 19, 2026 · Last updated Mar 20, 2026

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Market Impact

This event has no direct impact on financial markets. It is an educational administrative decision affecting students in the Middle East.

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Event Summary

The India===Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a special assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East region, including Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This decision follows the cancellation of remaining board exams due to the escalating West Asia conflict. Exams scheduled from February 17 to 28 were successfully conducted, covering subjects like Mathematics, English, Science, languages, and skill-based papers. The India===Central Board of Secondary Education will not hold fresh examinations but will instead declare results using a formula-based evaluation, calculating marks from papers already taken and applying averages of best-performing subjects for missed exams. Students will be categorized based on the number of exams they appeared for, and results will be declared along with other regions. Students will have the option to improve their scores through subsequent board examinations.

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100 India===Central Board of Secondary Education cancelled Class 10 exams
90 India===Central Board of Secondary Education announced assessment scheme
Entities Involved
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India===Central Board of Secondary Education
The India===Central Board of Secondary Education announced a special assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East after cancelling the remaining board exams due to the prevailing conflict situation in the region. They will not hold fresh examinations and will instead declare results using formula-based evaluation.
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Sanyam Bhardwaj
Sanyam Bhardwaj, the Examination Controller for the India===Central Board of Secondary Education, provided details on the assessment scheme and confirmed the successful completion of some exams.
Importance 60 Sentiment 0
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Bahrain
Bahrain is one of the Middle Eastern countries where the India===Central Board of Secondary Education exams were cancelled due to the West Asia conflict.
Importance 40 Sentiment 0
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Iran
Iran is one of the Middle Eastern countries where the India===Central Board of Secondary Education exams were cancelled due to the West Asia conflict.
Importance 40 Sentiment 0
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Kuwait
Kuwait is one of the Middle Eastern countries where the India===Central Board of Secondary Education exams were cancelled due to the West Asia conflict.
Importance 40 Sentiment 0
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Oman
Oman is one of the Middle Eastern countries where the India===Central Board of Secondary Education exams were cancelled due to the West Asia conflict.
Importance 40 Sentiment 0
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Qatar
Qatar is one of the Middle Eastern countries where the India===Central Board of Secondary Education exams were cancelled due to the West Asia conflict.
Importance 40 Sentiment 0
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