The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea by a Saudi Arabia-based student seeking declaration of his CBSE Class 12 improvement exam result. The court issued notice to CBSE, stressing that the student's admissions and career were at stake. The result remains pending despite an assessment scheme introduced after board exams were cancelled in several Gulf countries due to regional tensions.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by a student from Saudi Arabia seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education to declare his Class 12 improvement examination result.

A bench comprising Justices Manmohan and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice to the CBSE and its regional officer on the plea filed by the student.

"This is about the career of a child, he will miss all his admissions...Whatever it is, burn the midnight oil," the bench remarked orally while directing the counsel for CBSE to seek instructions in the matter.

The top court was hearing a plea filed by Pransu Jigarkumar Patel against the CBSE's failure to declare his result despite an assessment scheme framed for students whose examinations in several Gulf countries were cancelled.