CBSE Class 10th Board Exam: The secondary level board exams are changing. The examination system is changing from the 2025-26 academic year. The secondary level board exams will be held twice a year, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved the draft.
CBSE Class 10 Board Exams
There was speculation. And so it is going to come true. A CBSE official said that the board exams will start being conducted twice a year from the 2026-27 academic year. According to the draft, the first board exam of the year will be held in February-March and the second in May.
Currently, CBSE conducts board exams only once a year at the secondary level. This year’s exams have already started. Meanwhile, the central board is going to walk a new path. For now, opinions from all parties have been sought on that rule. All stakeholders will have to give their opinions on the entire process by March 9. Only then will the policy be finalized. Parents, teachers and everyone concerned can go to the board’s website and give their opinions on the draft.
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When will the 10th class board exam be held?
According to the draft, the first phase of the CBSE Class 10 board exams will begin on February 17 and will continue till March 6. The second phase will continue from May 5 to May 20. A central board official said, “The first and second phase exams will be considered complementary to each other. There will be no separate exams under any circumstances.”
Will the exam be conducted on the basis of the entire syllabus?
A senior CBSE official said, “Both phases of the board exams will be conducted on the basis of the entire syllabus. Candidates will be allotted seats in the same examination centre in both phases. The time for submission of fee applications for both the exams will be fixed.
Keeping in mind the opinions of the candidates, CBSE has decided to change the exam this time. According to the new National Education Policy, steps have to be taken to reduce the additional pressure of board exams. Therefore, it has been recommended in the new National Education Policy to give every student the opportunity to appear for board exams up to two times in each academic year.