CBSE students will not be allowed to write board exams 2024 if subjects filled incorrectly in LOC

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked all schools and students to fill the subjects correctly in the ‘List of Candidates’ form, failing which students will not be allowed to appear for the CBSE Class 10, 12 board exam 2024.

CBSE collects the names of the Class 10 and 12 students from the schools in the form of the List of Candidates (LOC) for conducting the board exams. The board observed that the schools and students have not been sincere and thus submitting wrong data.

“If wrong demographic details of the students are filled in, students need to get these details corrected after passing examinations and thus may face problems in admissions,” the CBSE Board said.

“If wrong subjects are filled in, students will not be able to appear in the examination,” it added.

It said that the demographic details and subjects have to be filled correctly for a smooth conduct of exam and for issuing documents with correct details to avoid facing any further corrections in the data.

Addressing the school and parents of Class 10, 12 students, the board further reiterated the importance of filling the correct information in the LOC.

For the 2023-24 academic session, the LOC submission facility will be available on e-Pariksha link on the CBSE official website, cbse.gov.in, from August 18. Section strength should be 40, it said. However, the 45 students per section has been permitted for 2024, 2025, and 2026 academic years only, the board informed. It also asked schools to go through the LOC guidelines before submitting the form.