India, March 5 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education on Thursday cancelled Class 10 board exams scheduled in Middle East countries till March 11. It has also postponed the Class 12 board examination scheduled for March 7, with the mode of result declaration for affected papers to be announced later.

The fresh notice was issued after the CBSE earlier postponed board exams for Classes 10 and 12 in its schools in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict in the region.

A list of countries where CBSE has postponed exams:

The postponement of exams comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, in the backdrop of US-Israel's joint strikes on Iran, and the counterattacks targeting US bases and embassies seen in several Middle Easter...