In a big relief for CBSE students in West Asia,the Supreme Court was on Friday informed that the Union Government is planning to bring some policy to accommodate private students from West Asia whose results could not be declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) due to the prevailing war in West Asia.
Pertinently, the Court has been hearing a writ petition filed by an overseas student from Saudi Arabia, who sought directions to the CBSE to declare his Class XII Improvement Examination result. The matter will be taken up next Friday. The petition filed by Pransu Jigarkumar Patel challenges CBSE's failure to declare his result despite an assessment scheme framed for students whose examinations in several Gulf countries were cancelled because of the prevailing security situation in the region.
CBSE declared Class XII results on May 13, 2026, and the petition states that Patel's result was not declared and his status was shown as “R.L. (Result Later)”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the present matter may be kept to be heard on June 22, considering that it raises some wider questions which the government is currently looking into it.
SG Mehta said: "This is a wider issue, the government is considering laying down some policy for similarly situated students." The present petition states that no clarification has been provided on whether private candidates appearing for improvement examinations are covered by the assessment scheme. He has contended that private candidates affected by the cancellation of examinations in West Asian countries due to war-related tensions are entitled to the benefit of CBSE's special assessment scheme. He had approached the Delhi High Court, which refused to entertain his plea.
A vacation bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice Vijay Bishnoi had issued notice to the CBSE and its Regional Officer on June 8. It had orally asked the CBSE to come up with a solution as it involves the career of students. As per the petition, Patel appeared as a private candidate in the 2026 Class XII Improvement Examination from Al Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He had registered for improvement in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Computer Science after appearing in the Class XII examination in 2025.
CBSE cancelled several Class XII examinations in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE after war-related tensions and military hostilities made it infeasible to conduct them. As a result, Patel was able to take only the Physics and Chemistry examinations, while the Mathematics, English and Computer Science examinations were cancelled. CBSE then issued a notification on March 27, 2026, laying down an “Assessment Scheme for Declaration of Results of Class XII in West Asian Countries”. The scheme covered students whose examinations remained pending because of the cancellations.
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