The Center told the Supreme Court that it was considering a policy for West Asian students whose CBSE results could not be declared

The Union government on Friday (June 12, 2026) informed the Supreme Court that it is considering a policy to accommodate private students in West Asia whose exam results cannot be declared by the CBSE due to the prevailing conflict in the region.

A bench of Justices Augustine George Masih and Vijay Bishnoi was informed by Advocate General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that a decision was likely to be taken soon. Accordingly, he asked the bench to adjourn the hearing to June 22. “This is a wider issue. The government is considering establishing some policy for similarly situated students,” the lawyer said.

The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by Class 12 student Pransu Jigarkumar Patel from Saudi Arabia, who sought directions to the board to announce the results of his advanced examination.

Mr. Patel appeared as a private candidate for the 2026 Class 12 Remedial Examinations in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Computer Science in Saudi Arabia. However, after the CBSE canceled certain Class 12 exams in several West Asian countries on March 15 amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict, he could only appear for the Physics and Chemistry papers.

The CBSE subsequently issued a notification on 27 March titled “Evaluation Scheme for Declaration of Class XII Results in West Asian Countries” to facilitate the declaration of results for students affected by the cancellation. Under the scheme, marks for canceled papers were to be derived from school assessments, including “the best of three marks obtained in term, term and pre-school examinations”.

The board announced the results on May 13. However, Mr. Patel claimed that his result was withheld and his status was expressed as “RL (Result Later)”, prompting him to approach the apex court.

Hearing on June 22

On Friday, Mr. Patel’s counsel said the CBSE already has a policy governing students whose exams have been disrupted by the conflict. The bench, however, noted that it would adjourn the matter to June 22 to allow the Center to record the proposed policy.

“If they (the Center) are taking care of you specifically, what’s wrong with that? Do you want relief or not?” Lavička asked.

In his plea, Mr Patel said the non-declaration of his results jeopardized his higher education plans and violated his constitutional guarantees.

The plea alleged that he was subjected to “hostile discrimination” despite being similarly situated to other students affected by the cancellation of examinations in West Asian countries. She further argued that a student cannot suffer because of the cancellation of exams due to war-related circumstances beyond their control.

According to the plea, submissions made by Mr Patel on May 17, May 21 and May 30 seeking resolution of the issue remained unanswered. He therefore urged the apex court to direct the Union Ministry of Education, CBSE and CBSE Regional Officer, Dubai to declare his result.

Published – 12 Jun 2026 22:34 IST