CBSE may decide on Board exams CBSE is deliberating on options, including granting of marks based on the average score of papers in which the candidate has already appeared; making it optional for students to appear in the exams and evaluating them on the basis of internal assessment; or rescheduling the papers for September-October . NEW DELHI : There is a likelihood of CBSE cancelling the pending board examinations, scheduled to be held from July 1, in view of the rising number of Covid-19 infections across India. CBSE is deliberating on options, including granting of marks based on the average score of papers in which the candidate has already appeared; making it optional for students to appear in the exams and evaluating them on the basis of internal assessment; or rescheduling the papers for September-October. There has been growing pressure from parents and state governments like Maharashtra and New Delhi on CBSE to cancel the exams. Hearing a petition from some paren...