Class 10 CBSE Board Exams: Schools foresee shorter teaching time, confusion in schedules, Class 11 admissions. On the plus side, it erases the stigma of compartment exams.
The CBSE will hold the Class 12 board exam 2026 from February 17 to April 4 for around 20 lakh students. A total of 17,88,165 students registered this year.
CBSE subject groups in draft policy for the 2026 board exam did not have Punjabi (Code 004); creating confusion among students and stakeholders on the removal of the subject.
BOSEM secretary S Jitelal stated that board officials met but have not decided on cancelling the exam. DESAM said the social science question paper was leaked on social media, including two WhatsApp groups.