Assam Board Cancels Class 12 Exams; For Rural Polls

Updated on Apr 05, 2025 11:42

Students who appeared for Assam board 12^th exams in March 2025 will be allowed to take the HS Final Examination in 2026.

Kolkata: Following a meeting today, the Assam State School Education Board Div. II decided to cancel the remaining 2025 Higher Secondary 1st year exams due to teacher involvement in Panchayat elections until May 20, 2025. This decision follows an earlier cancellation of exams scheduled from March 24-29 due to a question paper leak after the HS 1st year exams began on March 6, ending March 29.

An ASSEB meeting on March 24 didn't yield a decision, but a subsequent meeting on Friday, April 4, resulted in scrapping the remaining exams. Today's meeting highlighted the difficulty of holding exams before or after the prolonged election period. The board stated that the HS 1st year exam is primarily a school exam, and institutions can collect remaining question papers for student practice excluding those under investigation for prior paper seal breaches.

Mark sheets for conducted exams will be downloadable from the ASSEB website by June 15 this year, and marks for cancelled subjects will be based on internal assessments or average scores.

Direct Link: Assam Board Class 12 Exams Cancelled Official Notification (Released)

Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced on "X" that ASSEB has cancelled the remaining 2025 HS First Year Examinations due to teacher involvement in Panchayat elections. ASSEB stated that the Panchayat election schedule, announced by State Election Commission, necessitates teacher participation in election preparations, training, and voting procedures, making it impractical to conduct the remaining exams before or after the election period.

The Assam State Election Commission revealed that the Panchayat elections will be held in two phases across 27 districts: May 2 for 14 districts, and May 7 for the remaining 13, with vote counting on May 11. Over 1.80 crore voters will participate in 25,007 polling stations. Nomination filing is from April 3 to 11, scrutiny on April 12, and withdrawal on April 17. The elections will be held at the Gaon Panchayat, Aanchik Panchayat, and Zilla Parishad levels

ASSEB notification emphasized the impracticality of scheduling the remaining exams around the election period and outlined procedures for completing the examination process and providing mark sheets.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Ans: No. Students who appeared for the subjects held in March 2025 will be allowed to appear directly in the HS Final Examination in 2026.

Ans: The marks obtained in those subjects will be considered, and these students will proceed to the HS Final Examination in 2026.

Ans: Marks for the cancelled subjects will be awarded based on the student's performance in unit tests, half-yearly examinations, the average marks obtained in the subjects for which exams were held, or any other suitable method determined by the school.

Ans: Based on the current notification, there are no plans to conduct the remaining HS 1st year examinations at a later date due to the constraints of the election schedule.

Ans: The schedule for the HS Final Examination 2026 will be released by AHSEC closer to the examination dates, typically several months in advance.

Ans: Yes, the syllabus for the HS Final Examination 2026 will likely cover the entire prescribed syllabus for both HS 1st and 2nd year, including topics from the cancelled 1st year exams.