CBSE tenth board examination twice a 12 months from 2026: All it’s worthwhile to know concerning the scheme of the examination and extra

The Central Board of Secondary Training, CBSE, has determined to conduct the Class 10 board examinations twice a 12 months from 2026 – a transfer that the board feels will remove the ‘excessive stakes’ side of board exams, and making the strain related to it higher distributed and fewer intense.
As per the board, it’s necessary to seem for the primary examination (essential examination) to seem for the second examination, whereby college students might be allowed to enhance their scores in any of the three topics out of Science, Arithmetic, Social Science and languages.
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Nevertheless, it’s necessary to seem for 3 or extra topics in the principle examination to take the second examination.
Eligiblity to seem within the Fundamental Examination:
As already knowledgeable, college students must take the principle examination first. The eligibility to seem in the principle examination might be:
(a) Recent college students of Class 10
(b) Second Probability Compartment
(c) Important Repeat of earlier 12 months
(d) Enchancment examination
Eligiblity to seem within the Second Examination:
(i) Enchancment class as much as 3 essential topics
(ii) First/Third Probability Compartment
(iii) Compartment Enchancment
(iv) Enchancment for the scholars handed by the alternative of the topic.
The CBSE knowledgeable that the syllabus for the each the examinations will stay the identical.
Moreover, whereas filling of LOC and showing within the Fundamental/first examination might be obligatory, the LOC for the second examinations must be stuffed in individually. No new names might be added to the LOC of the 2nd examination.
Apart from, no change in topic might be allowed from first examination to second examinations besides permitted as per coverage, the CBSE knowledgeable.
Tentative schedule of examination
The CBSE knowledgeable that the principle examination will proceed to be performed round mid-February, whereas the second examination might be held in Might.
When will outcomes be declared?
As per the CBSE, the results of essential examinations might be declared within the month of April, and results of second examinations might be declared within the month of June.
The passing doc might be issued to all the scholars after the outcomes of second examinations, and the benefit certificates will even be issued after second examination.
As well as, different services akin to photocopy, verification and re-evaluation might be out there solely after declaration of outcomes of each examination.
In the meantime, these college students who don’t qualify in the principle examination might be allowed provisional admission in Class 11, which might be confirmed primarily based on the results of the second examination.
For extra particulars, college students, guardians and academics might go to the official web site of CBSE at cbse.gov.in.