CBSE Approves Biannual Class 10 Board Exams Starting 2026 — Details Inside

From 2026, CBSE Class 10 exams will be held twice a year. Appearing in the first phase is mandatory for all students. The second phase is optional, allowing students to potentially improve their scores.

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In a big decision taken by the CBSE on Wednesday, the board has approved normals to conduct Class 10 board exams twice a year from 2026. Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said that it is mandatory for the students of Class 10 to appear in the first phase of the exams. The second phase, according to the board, is optional.

CBSE approves norms to conduct Class-10 board exams twice a year from 2026: Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.

Mandatory for Class-10 students to appear in first phase of board exams, second phase optional: CBSE.

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The result of the first phase of the board exam will be declared in April, and the result for the second phase will be declared in June. The internal assessment will be conducted only once.

“The first phase will be conducted in February and second in May. The results for the two phases will be announced in April and June, respectively,” CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.“It will be mandatory (for students) to appear for the first phase while the second phase will be optional. Students will be allowed to improve their performance in any three subjects out of science, mathematics, social science and languages,” he added.

According to the approved norms, Class-10 students from winter-bound schools will get option to appear for the board exams in any of the phases. The CBSE announced the draft norms in February, which were put in the public domain for stakeholders' feedback.The new NEP recommended that to eliminate the high-stakes aspect of the board exams, all students will be allowed to take the exams on up to two occasions during any given school year. 

(With inputs from PTI.)