CBSE Board Exam two times a year
Board Exams from 2025-26: Union Education Minister DharmendraPradhan announced that students will be able to appear for Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations twice a year from the academic year 2025-26. One of the objectives of the new National Education Policy (NEP) to be announced in 2020 is
to minimize academic stress on children, Pradhan said after launching the Prime Minister’s
SHRI (Schools for Rising India Prime) initiative in Chhattisgarh on Monday. This will rehabilitate 211 schools in the state.
CBSE Board to conduct board exam twice a year from 2024-25
The event took place at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur,
the event highlighted the importance of incorporating ten bag-free days into
the school calendar annually, along with promoting children’s involvement in
various activities such as art, culture, and sports. Minister Pradhan
emphasized that starting from the academic year 2025-26, students would have
the opportunity to take their 10th and 12th-grade board exams twice, aligning
with the NEP 2020 initiative introduced by the government.
The Ministry of Education, in its August release of the New Curriculum
Framework (NCF), outlined plans for board exams to be conducted on a biannual
basis. The objective behind this approach is to provide students with ample
time and opportunities to showcase their abilities effectively. Additionally,
students will be given the option to retain their highest score. Pradhan asked students in attendance at the occasion whether they were
satisfied with the decision and advised them to preserve the best grades
acquired after taking both tests
