CBSE will conduct the board exams twice a year, keeping in line with the National Education Policy 2020. The first exam is held in February and the second one in May. The first exam is mandatory. The second one is to improve the performance.
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The new CBSE 2026 exam format is considered beneficial for students. It aims to reduce the stress of students by allowing them to appear in two board exams. It reduces rote memorisation and focuses on competency based questions.
27 out of 80 counts as a passing grade in CBSE 10th and 12th exams. Students are required to score at least 33 per cent in each subject.
The new CBSE board exam pattern 2026 focuses on competency-based questions. It also prescribes two board exams for CBSE 10th. The answer sheets of CBSE Class 12 will be evaluated digitally.
CBSE rarely fails any students who are just one or two marks short of passing. The board employs a grace mark policy. They adjust the marks of students to help them pass the exam.
From this year onwards, CBSE has adopted on screen marking 12th exam. This decision was taken by the examination authority to speed up the process of evaluation. Also, it will help to reduce the totaling error of marks.
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