Dates for the CBSE Class X and XII board exams were announced today by the Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The board exams for both, class X and XII, will begin on May 4. The Class X exams will end on June 7 while the Class XII exams will conclude on June 11.
Meanwhile, the practical exams will begin on March 1.
All exams will be held in the offline-written mode under strict COVID-19 safety protocols. This means, students, besides knowledge, must also keep lots and lots of face masks and hand sanitisers handy.
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While announcing the dates, the minister also mentioned the format of the paper. Mr. Pokhriyal said that a third of each paper (33%) will contain internal choice questions.
The first exam for Class X students will be languages – Kannada, Odia and Lepcha. Class XII exams will begin with English.
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Earlier, the government has also reduced the academic syllabus for students by 30% to make up for the lack of physical schooling due to the pandemic. “… board exams will be conducted on a reduced syllabus. Thirty per cent… has been scrapped… There will also be 33 per cent internal choice in the board exam,” Mr. Pokhriyal tweeted.
Class X and XII Board Exam 2021 Date Sheet
Mr. Pokhriyal, on his Twitter account, also shared pictures of the exam date sheet for both class X and XII. Download the pictures and zoom them for clarity.
Class X date sheet
Class XII date sheet
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The CBSE will announce the results of all exams by July 15.
