Exams

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— In a major disruption for thousands of Indian expatriate students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations scheduled for Monday, March 2, 2026, across the Middle East. The decision comes as the region grapples with severe instability following the recent escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict and the subsequent closure of regional airspaces. CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj confirmed on Sunday that the postponement affects exam centres in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "Due to the current situation in…