Will CBSE Conduct Board Exams Twice A Year? Here’s What Education Ministry Has Said

The Ministry of Education has reportedly asked the CBSE to work on logistics for conducting board exams twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session. However, the plan for introducing a semester system has been ruled out. The education ministry and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) might hold consultations with school principals next month for conducting board exams twice a year. The CBSE is currently in the process of working out the modalities of how the academic calendar would be structured to accommodate another set of board exams without impacting the undergraduate admission schedule. The ministry on the other hand asked the CBSE to work on the logistics of how board exams will be conducted twice a year. The ministry's initial plan was to introduce biannual board exams from the 2024-25 academic session, however, it has been pushed for a year. According to reports, the new national curriculum framework (NCF), prepared by the union government, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, proposed a semester system for students of classes 11 and 12. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan last October had informed that appearing for board exams twice a year won't be mandatory for students. 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. They can choose the best score, but it will be completely optional, no compulsion.

Published: Odishatv Bureau

Last updated: 29 April 2024, 04:30 PM IST