The ICSE board on Thursday postponed class 10 and 12 examinations till 31st March due to the novel coronavirus threat, officials said.

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Chief Executive Gerry Arathoon said the exams have been postponed via a directive sent by the Council.

'The Council in the interest of the health and well-being of the students and the teaching community has decided to postpone all ICSE and ISC Year 2020 examinations scheduled to be conducted between the period 19th March 2020 to 31st March 2020,' he said.

Arathoon also mentioned that the revised dates for the remaining papers shall be notified in due course of time.

On Wednesday, he had said the exams will be conducted as per the schedule after the CBSE announced it has postponed exams till March 31.