A Class 12 student from Saudi Arabia has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to CBSE to declare his improvement examination results. He contends that the delay is jeopardising his college admission opportunities and causing uncertainty regarding his higher education plans
A Class 12 student from Saudi Arabia, Pransu Jigarkumar Patel, approached the Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare his improvement examination results, alleging that the delay is adversely affecting his college admissions.
The petition has been filed by Patel, a private candidate who appeared for the CBSE Class XII Improvement Examination 2026 from Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
According to the plea, Patel registered for improvement exams in five subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Computer Science. He was able to take the Physics and Chemistry papers. However, the remaining three examinations were cancelled due to security concerns linked to tensions and conflict in the West Asian region.
After the cancellations, CBSE issued a notification on March 27, outlining a special assessment scheme for students in West Asian countries whose examinations could not be conducted. Under the scheme, marks for the cancelled subjects were to be computed based on the student’s quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board examination performance, with special examinations to be held where necessary.
Patel states that while CBSE declared Class 12 results on May 13, his result was not released. Instead, his status has been shown as “R.L. (Result Later),” the petition claims.
He argues that withholding his result is arbitrary, unfair and discriminatory, and violates his rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
The plea further states that Patel applied for admission to the B.Tech Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence programme at Dhirubhai Ambani University on May 2, paying the required registration fee. The university allegedly required him to upload his Class 12 result by June 1.
Since his result has not been declared, Patel claims he has been unable to complete the admission process or apply to other colleges.
The petition says Patel and his father submitted representations to CBSE on May 17, May 21 and May 30, requesting resolution, but did not receive any response.
Patel has asked the Supreme Court to direct the Union Ministry of Education, CBSE, and the CBSE Regional Office in Dubai to declare his result by applying the assessment scheme notified on March 27.
Alternatively, he has sought directions for conducting special examinations or re-tests in Mathematics, English and Computer Science, which he says were cancelled due to the security situation in the Gulf region.
He submits that he is similarly placed with other students whose examinations were cancelled and that denying him the benefit of the March 27 scheme merely because he appeared as a private candidate is unjust.
The petitioner has also requested the Court to direct CBSE to collect Patel’s quarterly, half-yearly and pre-board examination records from the International Indian School, Al Jubail, and use them to evaluate the cancelled subjects.
The petition further notes that Patel previously approached the Delhi High Court, but the matter allegedly was not listed before the Vacation Bench after the Joint Registrar concluded that it did not fall within the category of urgent cases.
The petition has been filed through Advocate Raj Kishor Choudhary and has been drafted by Advocate Vineet Jindal.