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98% students from violence-hit north-east Delhi appeared in exam, says CBSE

By ANI | Updated: March 6, 2020 17:30 IST

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday said that more than 98% of students appeared for their exam in north-east Delhi, the area affected by violence recently.

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New Delhi [India], Mar 6 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday said that more than 98% of students appeared for their exam in north-east Delhi, the area affected by violence recently.

"It is encouraging to note that more than 98% of students appeared in the exam from north-east Delhi," CBSE said in a press statement.

"There were 2698 centres for 199763 registered candidates for CBSE class XII Political Science exam held today in India including entire Delhi and foreign countries," it added.

"CBSE Class X exam for elements of business was also held smoothly at 60 centres," the statement added.

At least 53 people lost their lives while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in north-east Delhi violence recently.

( With inputs from ANI )

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