CBSE Board Exams 2017: Diabetic Students Will Be Allowed Mid-Exam Snack Breaks

In an effort to make examinations easier and convenient for students, CBSE is planning to allow diabetic students to have snacks during mid-exam. Citing the reason to be dire health concerns, the Board will soon allow snack breaks for class 10 and 12 board examinees. This generous move came after considering the study results of the Chairperson of the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre, Dr Ashok Jhingan. The study was conducted on Kendriya Vidyalaya students. As a part of the study, four Kendriya Vidyalaya schools had allowed the diabetic students to have mid-exam snacks.

Dr Jhingan has stated in the study report that diabetic students need insulin half an hour after eating. Without snack between 9 am and 10 am will lead to a drop in the sugar level. According to the study many students leave the examination hall early due to issues as such. Dr Jhingan has further added that the performance of such students drops down after 11 am during three hour long exam, which starts at 10 am.

Usually student suffering from Type 1 diabetes suffer from irritability, headaches and loss of concentration during low sugar levels.

In addition to board exams, CBSE will incorporate the same process during regular school hours, as well.

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Near about four lakh students suffer from Type 1 diabetes in the country out of which 14000 students are from Delhi NCR.