Class X and XII students who moved to a different state or district when schools were closed ahead of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown can appear for the pending board exams at their current places of stay, human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” announced on Wednesday.

He said the students would not be required to travel back to their previous board exam centres.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the modalities of registration for such requests, he said.

“Class X and XII students, who have to appear in the pending board exams but have moved to a different state or district during the lockdown when schools were closed, will be able to appear for the exams at their present places of stay. They will not be required to return. CBSE will issue a notification in this regard and for the modalities of registration of such requests,” Pokhriyal said.

The exams, which were postponed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25 to contain the spread of Covid-19, will now be held from July 1 to July 15.

“Candidates are informed that they should remain in touch with their schools,” CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi said.

CBSE will conduct the pending exams at 15,000 centres across the country, instead of the 3,000 planned earlier, to ensure social distancing and minimise travel.