New Delhi, March 29: Under attack over the board paper leaks, CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal today said that the decision to hold re-examination of two subjects was taken in โ€œfavour of the studentsโ€ and the new dates for the exams would be announced soon.

The remarks came a day after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in a circular, said that students would have take re-test for Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics subjects.

โ€œWe have taken the decision in favour of the students and in utmost fairness. Very soon we will announce the dates (for re-test). Any further decision would also be taken in the favour of the students,โ€ she told reporters here.

โ€œStudents don't have to worry about anything. We are with them,โ€ she added. The Congress has demanded the sacking of Karwal for the alleged lapse. The opposition party has also pressed for the resignation of Human Resource Minister Prakash Javadekar and a probe by a high court judge.

Javadekar had termed the CBSE examination paper leak issue โ€œunfortunateโ€ and said culprits would not go scot-free. The Delhi unit of All India Democratic Students' Organisation also demanded a high-level probe into the CBSE question paper leak case, and said it showed the board's "utter negligence" in conducting examinations fairly.