I passed my board exams in 2025. Can I give my improvement exam next year (2026) as a private candidate, without giving it this year?
Yes you can give your improvement exam in 2026 as a private candidate. According to the CBSE rules a candidate who has passed an examination can reappear for improvement of performance in one or more subjects in the succeeding year only.
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Hey, is it possible to take the improvement exam by registering through school in the succeeding year of passing 12th?
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A candidate failing in one of the five subjects of external examination is placed in a compartment in that subject, provided they qualify in all the subjects of internal assessment.
Grace marks in CBSE Class 12 is also considered when questions are excessively difficult, outside the prescribed syllabus, or if the paper is unusually lengthy.
According to CBSE, the passing marks in Class 12 are 33%. If any student is not able to achieve 33% marks and misses out by one mark or so, then the board awards grace marks to students.
Around 1.5 Lacs tution fees per year
Students can use the CBSE Class 12 English answer key 2026 to calculate the probable score. This can be done by calculating the total number of responses marked correctly in the exam.
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