A Class 12 student who appeared for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) improvement examinations from Saudi Arabia has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the withholding of his result after several examinations in the Gulf region were cancelled due to security concerns arising from regional tensions.
The petition has been filed by Pransu Jigarkumar Patel, a private candidate who appeared for the CBSE Class XII Improvement Examination, 2026, from Al Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patel has sought directions to the CBSE and the Union Ministry of Education to declare his result by applying the special assessment scheme framed for students affected by the cancellation of examinations in West Asian countries.
According to the petition, Patel had registered for improvement examinations in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Computer Science. While he successfully appeared for the Physics and Chemistry papers, the examinations in Mathematics, English and Computer Science were cancelled after CBSE suspended several examinations across parts of West Asia owing to war-related tensions and prevailing security concerns.
To address the situation faced by affected students, CBSE issued a notification on March 27 titled *“Assessment Scheme for Declaration of Results of Class XII in West Asian Countries.”* The scheme provided an alternative evaluation mechanism under which marks for cancelled examinations could be determined on the basis of students’ quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board examination performance during the academic session. It also contemplated the conduct of special examinations wherever necessary.
The petition states that although CBSE declared Class XII results on May 13, Patel’s result was not published. Instead, his status was shown as “R.L. (Result Later)” without any explanation from the authorities.
Patel has contended that the non-declaration of his result is arbitrary, unreasonable and discriminatory, and violates his fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. He has argued that he stands on the same footing as other students whose examinations were cancelled in West Asian countries and cannot be denied the benefit of the assessment scheme merely because he appeared as a private candidate.
The plea further states that Patel had applied for admission to the B.Tech programme in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Dhirubhai Ambani University on May 2 and paid the requisite registration fee. The university required him to update his Class XII result status by June 1. However, due to the continued withholding of his result, he has allegedly been unable to complete the admission process or pursue admissions at other institutions.
According to the petition, Patel and his father submitted representations to CBSE on May 17, May 21 and May 30 seeking clarification and resolution of the issue. However, no response was received from the authorities.
Patel has sought directions to the Union Ministry of Education, CBSE and the CBSE Regional Office at Dubai to declare his result by applying the March 27 assessment scheme. In the alternative, he has sought directions for conducting special examinations or re-tests in Mathematics, English and Computer Science, which were cancelled due to the prevailing security situation in the Gulf region.
The petitioner has also requested the Court to direct CBSE to obtain and consider his quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board examination records from the International Indian School, Al Jubail, for evaluating the cancelled subjects under the assessment framework.
The plea further states that Patel had initially approached the Delhi High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. However, the matter was allegedly not registered or listed before the Vacation Bench after the Joint Registrar reportedly concluded that it did not fall within the category of urgent matters.
The Supreme Court is now expected to examine whether a private candidate affected by the cancellation of examinations in West Asia is entitled to the benefit of CBSE’s special assessment mechanism and whether the continued withholding of his result is legally sustainable.
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