Will Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) hold Secondary School Examination(Class 10th) and Senior School Certificate Examination(Class 12th) board exams twice a year? Read here.
CBSE Board Exams 2024-25: CBSE Class 10th and 12th board examinations are important milestones in a student’s academic journey, and the results often play an immense role in shaping his/her career path. As per the latest updates, students beginning their class 10th and 12th studies in the 2024-25 academic session will be the first and foremost batch to experience the newly introduced multiple-board format. The students will have the option of appearing for the (class 10 and 12 board) exams twice a year just like the engineering entrance exam – JEE. As per the TOI report, a senior official from the Ministry of Education has stated that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to administer the first set of multiple board exams starting in 2025. This move will mark a significant departure from the traditional single-board examination system. Remember, in 2021, the board examination was split into two terms due to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.
During an interview with TOI in October 2023, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the twice-a-year board format would be implemented starting from the academic year 2024-25. “Which means this will be adopted from the 2025 board exams for Class X and XII. This will be effective from the present Class IX and XI students,” Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan then said, TOI reported.
In October 2023, in an interview with the news agency PTI, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that appearing for class 10 and 12 board exams twice a year will not be mandatory for students and the option is being introduced to reduce stress caused by the fear of single opportunity. In an interview to PTI, Mr Pradhan said the issue of ‘dummy schools’ cannot be ignored and the time has come to have a serious discussion about it. Appearing for class 10 and 12 board exams twice a year will not be mandatory for students.
As per media reports, the first session of the 2025 board exams is likely to be conducted in November-December 2024, followed by the second session in February-March 2025. However, CBSE officials have not released any statement regarding this. The final results and merit list will be determined based on the better of the two scores obtained by the students.
According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced by the Ministry of Education in August, board examinations will be held twice a year to ensure that students have enough time and opportunity to perform well and get an option to retain the best score.
CBSE Admit Card
At present, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is ready to conduct the Secondary School Examination(Class 10th) and Senior School Certificate Examination(Class 12th) board exams from February 15, 2024. The CBSE admit card 2024 for the 10th and 12th will be available for download at cbse.gov.in and parikshasangam.cbse.gov.in.
CBSE Board Exam Date Sheet
As per the revised CBSE datesheet, the CBSE Class 10th board exam will begin with Painting, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, and Sherpa papers on February 15, 2024, and conclude with Computer Applications, Information Technology, and Artificial Intelligence on March 13. Likewise, the CBSE Class 12 board exam 2024 will start with the Entrepreneurship, Kokborok, Capital Market Operation, Physical Activity Trainer paper on the first day of the exam(Feb 15) followed by Biotechnology, Knowledge tradition & practices of India, Electronics technology, Shorthand(English), Shorthand(Hindi), Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Library and Information Science, Banking, and Early childhood care & education papers on February 16.
The CBSE Class 12 exam will conclude with the Informatics Practices, Computer Science, and Information Technology paper on April 2, 2024. For more details, candidates are advised to track the official website of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).