US EditionIndia's CBSE postpones Class 10, 12 Board exams for Middle East countries
Exams postponed in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE due to regional hostilities impacting tens of thousands of Indian students, CBSE said.
- On Monday, March 2, 2026, the Central Board of Secondary Education postponed Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj announced.
- Rising missile exchanges and airspace closures followed reported United States and Israel attacks on Iran, while the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader triggered IRGC threats and civil-defence alerts.
- Tens of thousands of Indian expatriate students at dozens of international schools from Dubai to Doha face disruption, and the Board has informed Indian Ambassadors while schools communicate locally with remote learning.
- Tens of thousands of Indian expatriate families now face critical college-admission exams in limbo as they shelter amid air-raid alerts, with the Gulf hosts home to 18 million Indians and a fabricated CBSE circular adding confusion.
- CBSE said it will issue revised dates via official channels and urged calm as classes 10 and 12 exam season began in February.
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CBSE postpones board exams in Gulf nations amid Middle East conflict
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday, March 3, announced that the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations scheduled for March 5 and 6 have been postponed in several Gulf nations in view of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The move follows escalating tensions in the region after joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, which were followed by retaliatory attacks by Tehran. In an official stat…
CBSE Postpones Class 10, 12 Board Exams In Middle East Amid Regional Tensions; New Dates to Be Announced
CBSE postponed the March 5 and 6, 2026 Board examinations for Class 10 and 12 in Middle East centres due to prevailing conditions. The revised schedule will be notified soon on the official website, cbse.gov.in.
CBSE Postpones Class 10, 12 Board Exams Scheduled For March 5, 6 In Middle East Regions
CBSE Board Exams 2026: Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations, has urged all affected students to stay in close contact with their schools for updates and to follow official announcements.
CBSE Exam Postponement Amid Middle East Turmoil
CBSE has postponed the class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for March 5 in the Middle East due to regional conflict. The board will reassess the situation on March 5, following the recent killing of Iran's Supreme Leader in a joint attack by Israel and the US.
CBSE shared this information on its official Twitter handle, @cbseindia29, on Sunday. A PDF notice posted on the board's website states that the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations scheduled for March 2, 2026, in the Middle East region are postponed. New dates will be announced later.
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