1102 New Delhi, December 23 School principals in the national capital believe that the government's announcement of not conducting board exams till February 2021, has brought some clarity for them and they will have time to prepare students accordingly. Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' had on Tuesday ruled out conducting board examinations for classes X and XII till February next year in view of the COVID-19 situation. Usually, the practical exams are conducted in January and theory exams begin every year in February and conclude in March. “As per the latest information from the board, the examination dates will be announced soon, and students' own schools will not be their examination centres," Alka Kapur, Principal, Modern School, Shalimar Bagh.