Gurugram, Feb. 26 -- Parents of 11 students who missed their Class 10 Central Board of Secondary Education examinations have expressed concern after the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed that the students may appear for Haryana State Board of Education exams, subject to submission of the fees. While the order offers a chance to salvage the academic year, families said the sudden shift in board has heightened stress due to differences in exam patterns and syllabi. According to parents, 10 of the 11 students have submitted the fees and received provisional admit cards. The students will appear for the Haryana State Board Class 10 examinations at Government Senior Secondary School, Kadipur, beginning Thursday with Mathematics as first paper. Parents of nine students had approached the High Court on February 19. During an urgent hearing on Monday, the court allowed them to sit for the Haryana Board examinations starting February 25, 2026, in place of the CBSE exams, subject to the issuance of provisional admit cards. HC also noted the two students not part of the petition should, also, be permitted to appear. Jasvir Kaur, mother of one student, said, "Our children prepared for the CBSE board examinations until February 16. Now, all of a sudden, they have to appear for state board exams." District education officer Indu Boken said the transition would not affect preparation as NCERT books are largely similar. "The students will appear for all subjects under the state board exams, so their academic year is saved," she said. On February 18, a parent filed a complaint, following which an FIR was registered at Sector 9A police station. Educrest International School was not affiliated with CBSE and routed its students via private schools in Delhi and Palwal for registration. Educrest International didn't reply to requests for a comment....