St Xavier’s Collegiate School has said the report cards of students of Classes X and XII will mention whether they took the pre-board exams in offline or online mode.

“The report cards will carry the information ‘Pre-Board Offline’ and ‘Pre-Board Online’,” says a notice signed by the principal and sent to parents and students of Classes X and XII on Wednesday evening.

“We welcome the parents who chose the offline mode because they showed a great courage and confidence in the school...We also respect the other parents’ opinion (who chose online mode),” principal Father M. Thamacin Arulappan told Metro.

The notice also asked parents not to change their decisions on offline/online exams.

Those writing the exam in the online mode will have to send the PDF of the answer scripts within 10 minutes after the writing time is over. Late mails won’t be accepted.

The school said about 90 per cent parents have given consent to offline exams that starts March 1.

“....We have decided to hold the Pre-board examinations in offline mode to increase the confidence of our students...A large number of our parents have given the consent letters in view of Offline Examination...We respect the concerns of other parents too,” the principal’s notice reads.