RBSE to hold Class 10 board exams twice a year from 2027
Aatif Ammad | March 12, 2026 | 04:17 PM IST | 1 min read
Proposal sent to Rajasthan government for approval; first exam to be held in February and second in May.
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Download NowThe Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has announced that it will conduct the Class 10 board examinations twice a year starting from 2027. Under the proposed system, the first exam will take place in February and the second in May.
The announcement was made after the Class 12 board examinations for the current academic session concluded. A report by The Times of India said that while addressing the media, RBSE secretary Gajendra Singh Rathore said that the Class 10 results will be declared first this year and are expected by March 20.
“A proposal regarding conducting board exams twice from 2027 has been forwarded to the state govt for approval. This year, board examinations were conducted from Feb 12 to March 11. Throughout the examination period, strict measures were implemented to curb cheating, and disciplinary action was taken against instances of negligence,” Rathore said, as quoted by TOI.
RBSE Exam 2026: Over 19 lakh appeared
As per the board, 10,68,078 students registered for the 2026 Class 10 examinations, while 9,09,087 candidates appeared for the Class 12 (Higher Secondary) exams. Additionally, 7,811 students enrolled for the Praveshika examination and 4,122 candidates registered for the Senior Upadhyaya examination.
The examinations were conducted across 6,195 centres throughout Rajasthan, with approximately 175 question papers administered during the exam period. Joint flying squads from the board and the education department conducted regular inspections at exam centres.
Teams led by around 150 joint directors and district education officers supervised the examination process, while special flying squads handled complaints and carried out surprise inspections when required.
The board also installed 274 CCTV cameras at 167 examination centres for surveillance. A dedicated control room with five telephone lines was set up to facilitate quick communication regarding exam-related issues
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