CBSE issues guidelines for practical exams of private students scheduled from February 15

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the guidelines for conduct of practical exams for private candidates. The CBSE practical exams 2024 will be conducted from February 15 to March 15.

The CBSE guidelines on practical exams include instructions regarding venue, appointment of external examiners, answer books, uploading of marks, action by students, schools, and examiners.

According to the board, the practicals will be conducted for students of the last two years whose marks are not available due to repetition in practical or theory exams or for being absent in exams. The exams will also be held for students of 2021 who applied for practical exams.

The practicals for all students will be conducted at the exam centres fixed for theory exams, CBSE said. While the external examiners will be appointed by the CBSE regional offices, the internal examiners will be appointed by the schools themselves.

Guiding on uploading of marks, the board said, “after the conduct of practical examinations, the centres will upload the marks in respect of private students whose practicals have been conducted at the centre. The award lists will also be uploaded on the day of practical examination itself, after signatures of internal and external examinations.”

The CBSE private students will have to contact their exam centres with a copy of their previous marksheet and admit card of the exam. The board asked students to note down the date and time of practical exams and report to the exam centre accordingly.

CBSE practical exams 2024

As per CBSE, the examination centres will have to take the following actions:

• The centre superintendent of the exam centre shall prepare a class-wise and subject-wise list of all students whose practical exams are to be conducted.
• The centre superintendent of the exam centre shall contact the regional office in advance for appointment of the external examiner.
• The centre superintendent shall not appoint external examiner on their own under any circumstances.
• The date and time of the practical exams shall be fixed in accordance with the availability of the examiner, convenience of students, and CBSE datesheet.
• The students shall be informed in advance about the date and time of the exams
• The regional offices shall be informed about the plan of practical exams.

Further, CBSE asked regional offices to prepare a list of students whose exams are to be conducted, inform students about their pending exams, appoint external examiners in advance, and ensure timely completion of practical exams, uploading of marks, and receipt of answer books.