Chhattisgarh: High court ruling stops 5th & 8th board exams in private schools

CG 5th-8th Board Exam 2025: The state government’s decision to conduct 5th and 8th standard board examinations from this academic session will not apply to private and grant-in-aid unaided schools in Bilaspur district.

CG 5th-8th Board Exam 2025: The 5th and 8th board examinations, introduced this academic year by the state government in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, will not be conducted in private and government-aided unaided schools. The High Court, in a significant ruling, has exempted private schools from the state’s centralized examinations. Justice B.D. Guru’s single bench delivered this verdict on petitions filed by the Chhattisgarh Private School Management Association and two other petitioners.

CG 5th-8th Board Exam 2025: Private Schools to Conduct Exams as per Previous Pattern

It is noteworthy that private schools and parents filed a petition in the High Court against the education department’s order to conduct 5th and 8th board examinations in schools affiliated with the Chhattisgarh Secondary Education Board from this academic year. The Private School Association argued that they had already informed the education department that they were teaching students according to the CG Samagra and evaluation pattern.

Until now, these classes had home examinations. However, the state government’s decision to conduct 5th and 8th examinations in the final phase of the academic year has caused difficulties for students. This decision has increased pressure on schools and students. The petition stated that the children’s entire education has been based on books from private publishers, and taking the exam based on the CG Board pattern could be difficult for them.

The petition also stated that if the board examination order is upheld, students and schools will have to prepare anew. Senior Advocate Ashish Srivastava, representing the Private School Association, said that the government is discriminating against school children. If the government school children or parents have not approached the court, then imposing this examination on them forcibly is not appropriate.

Government Schools Prepared for Board Exams

During Monday’s hearing, the Advocate General, representing the state government, responded that the government has decided to exempt private schools from these centralized 5th and 8th examinations for the current academic year. Government-aided schools will also not conduct these board examinations. Since no objections or petitions have been received from teachers and parents of government schools, these centralised examinations for both classes will be held in government schools across the state. The timetable has been released for government schools, along with the blueprint of the question paper.