CBSE plans to conduct two board examinations for class 10 students from 2025-26

In a major reform, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to conduct two board examinations for class 10 students from 2025-26 academic session.

According to a notification issued by the CBSE, the move will provide students an opportunity to improve their performance in Board examinations.

“National Education Policy, 2020 has recommended that students will be given an opportunity to improve their performance in Board examinations,” the notification read.

A meeting was organized in the Ministry of Education chaired by Minister of Education wherein the following were discussed: 

1) In Class X, two Board examinations be conducted from 2025-2026. 

2) A draft Policy for the same be developed. 

3) This draft Policy be hosted on CBSE Website for getting responses from all stakeholders, i.e. schools, teachers, parents, students and others (General Public etc.). 

Accordingly, the draft Policy has been developed after wider discussions and is available on CBSE website https://www.cbse.gov.in , the notification read further.

The board has also urged all stakeholders to respond to the Draft Policy by March 9, 2025. 

The responses would be scrutinized and policy be finalized, the notification read further.