Indian pupils wearing protective masks in a classroom in Mumbai. AFP
Indian pupils wearing protective masks in a classroom in Mumbai. AFP
Indian pupils wearing protective masks in a classroom in Mumbai. AFP
Indian pupils wearing protective masks in a classroom in Mumbai. AFP

Education

UAE pupils face delays as Indian board postpones ICSE exams

Decision affects only a small number of pupils in the country

The National

April 16, 2021

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UAE pupils face delays after an Indian educational board postponed key exams.

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Friday said exams for Grade 10 and Grade 12 are being deferred.

The exams had been scheduled to run in May but surging Covid-19 case numbers in India made staging them impossible, it said.

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A final decision on whether they can be held will be taken by the first week of June.

Only a handful of schools follow this curriculum in the UAE with the majority following the CBSE.

On Wednesday it was announced that the thousands of Indian curriculum pupils in the UAE following the CBSE will not sit summer exams this year.

The decision by officials in New Delhi affects all Grade 10 pupils studying this curriculum.

Grade 12 pupils also had their exams postponed for the second time this year owing to the pandemic.

The CBSE exams are conducted in grades 10 and 12, and are the Indian equivalent of GCSEs and A levels.

Indian hit by Covid-19 – in pictures

A man undergoes a swab sample at a railway station in New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2021. Reuters
A man undergoes a swab sample at a railway station in New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2021. Reuters
A woman covers her mouth in Bangalore, India, on April 7, 2021. The country recorded 115,736 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. A second wave of Covid-19 in India has led several states, including Maharashtra and the capital, New Delhi, to reimpose restrictions. EPA
A woman covers her mouth in Bangalore, India, on April 7, 2021. The country recorded 115,736 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. A second wave of Covid-19 in India has led several states, including Maharashtra and the capital, New Delhi, to reimpose restrictions. EPA
A girl undergoes a swab test at a bus stop in Bangalore, India, on April 7, 2021. EPA
A girl undergoes a swab test at a bus stop in Bangalore, India, on April 7, 2021. EPA
A woman undergoes a swab test at a bus stop in Bangalore, India, on April 7, 2021. EPA
A woman undergoes a swab test at a bus stop in Bangalore, India, on April 7, 2021. EPA
A health worker checks a train passenger’s temperature and pulse on a railway station platform in Mumbai, India, on April 7, 2021. Reuters
A health worker checks a train passenger’s temperature and pulse on a railway station platform in Mumbai, India, on April 7, 2021. Reuters
A man is immunised against Covid-19 at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2021. AP
A man is immunised against Covid-19 at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2021. AP
A woman and her children wait for a train at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, India, on April 7, 2021. Mumbai and dozens of other cities have imposed night-time curfews to counter a rise in coronavirus infections. AP
A woman and her children wait for a train at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, India, on April 7, 2021. Mumbai and dozens of other cities have imposed night-time curfews to counter a rise in coronavirus infections. AP
Protesters wearing hazmat suits demonstrate near the Election Commission office in Kolkata on April 7, 2021. They demand that the ongoing state legislative election and campaign rallies be put on hold because of the rise in coronavirus cases. AFP
Protesters wearing hazmat suits demonstrate near the Election Commission office in Kolkata on April 7, 2021. They demand that the ongoing state legislative election and campaign rallies be put on hold because of the rise in coronavirus cases. AFP
Passengers sanitise their baggage using a UV disinfection machine at a railway terminal in Mumbai, India, on April 7, 2021. AFP
Passengers sanitise their baggage using a UV disinfection machine at a railway terminal in Mumbai, India, on April 7, 2021. AFP
A health worker takes the body temperature of incoming passengers at a railway terminal. Restrictions were imposed in Mumbai by the state government because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases. AFP
A health worker takes the body temperature of incoming passengers at a railway terminal. Restrictions were imposed in Mumbai by the state government because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases. AFP
A woman police officer tells a man to wear face mask during an awareness campaign against the spread of Covid-19 at a traffic junction in Hyderabad, India, on April 7, 2021. AFP
A woman police officer tells a man to wear face mask during an awareness campaign against the spread of Covid-19 at a traffic junction in Hyderabad, India, on April 7, 2021. AFP
Volunteers take part in a Covid-19 awareness rally to mark World Health Day, in Kolkata, India, on April 7, 2021. EPA
Volunteers take part in a Covid-19 awareness rally to mark World Health Day, in Kolkata, India, on April 7, 2021. EPA
Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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Where to submit a sample

Volunteers of all ages can submit DNA samples at centres across Abu Dhabi, including: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec), Biogenix Labs in Masdar City, NMC Royal Hospital in Khalifa City, NMC Royal Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, NMC Royal Women's Hospital, Bareen International Hospital, Al Towayya in Al Ain, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain

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Born: High Wycombe, England

Favourite vehicle: One with solid axels

Favourite camping spot: Anywhere I can get to.

Favourite road trip: My first trip to Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan. The desert they have over there is different and the language made it a bit more challenging.

Favourite spot in the UAE: Al Dhafra. It’s unique, natural, inaccessible, unspoilt.

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SERIE A FIXTURES

Saturday (All UAE kick-off times)

Cagliari v AC Milan (6pm)

Lazio v Napoli (9pm)

Inter Milan v Atalanta (11.45pm)

Sunday

Udinese v Sassuolo (3.30pm)

Sampdoria v Brescia (6pm)

Fiorentina v SPAL (6pm)

Torino v Bologna (6pm)

Verona v Genoa (9pm)

Roma V Juventus (11.45pm)

Parma v Lecce (11.45pm)

 

 

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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Tearful appearance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday. 

Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow. 

She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.

A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.

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Fight card

1. Bantamweight: Victor Nunes (BRA) v Siyovush Gulmamadov (TJK)

2. Featherweight: Hussein Salim (IRQ) v Shakhriyor Juraev (UZB)

3. Catchweight 80kg: Rashed Dawood (UAE) v Khamza Yamadaev (RUS)

4. Lightweight: Ho Taek-oh (KOR) v Ronald Girones (CUB)

5. Lightweight: Arthur Zaynukov (RUS) v Damien Lapilus (FRA)

6. Bantamweight: Vinicius de Oliveira (BRA) v Furkatbek Yokubov (RUS)

7. Featherweight: Movlid Khaybulaev (RUS) v Zaka Fatullazade (AZE)

8. Flyweight: Shannon Ross (TUR) v Donovon Freelow (USA)

9. Lightweight: Mohammad Yahya (UAE) v Dan Collins (GBR)

10. Catchweight 73kg: Islam Mamedov (RUS) v Martun Mezhulmyan (ARM)

11. Bantamweight World title: Jaures Dea (CAM) v Xavier Alaoui (MAR)

12. Flyweight World title: Manon Fiorot (FRA) v Gabriela Campo (ARG)

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