NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there cannot be any uniform assessment policy for all board examinations, which includes those of the CBSE, the ICSE and 32 state boards. Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, told a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that all boards are autonomous bodies, and empowered to formulate their schemes with regard the assessment of Class 12 students.

He told the Apex court that the life of each student is protected by Article 21 of the Constitution, and it is not safe or prudent to have a written exam amid the ongoing pandemic. "Students cannot be compelled to take examination during the pandemic. For example, if something happens to a student, then their parents will sue the board," Venugopal said. The Attorney General said this situation has arisen for first time and the boards had to innovate and think of the students' best interest. He added that 13 experts have put their heads together and has been approved by the CBSE.

The Centre also informed the top court that students will be given an option, that is, if they are not satisfied with the assessment, then they can opt for the exam. The CBSE on Monday informed the Supreme Court the optional exam for Class 12 students, unsatisfied with its assessment criteria, would be held between August 15 to Sept 15.

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