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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) starts 10th and 12th board exams on 15th February 2025. The starting exam timing is 10:30am. Students taking the exams can go through this article to know the answers to several frequently asked questions related to different aspects of the exam.
CBSE Pre-Board Exam and Board Exam Eligibility
The CBSE pre-board exams assist students to test their preparation status. Though, if a students fails the pre-board exam he will still be able to take the CBSE Board exams provided he passes the eligibility criteria.
Pre-Board Exams and Board Exam Marks
The marks scored in pre-board exams in no way affect the board exam scores as they are not added in the final board exams scores.
Word Limit and Spelling Errors in Language
CBSE has made it clear that writing beyond the word limit will not get your marks deducted. Still marks will be subtracted for wrong spellings and similar mistakes in language papers.
CBSE Board Sample Papers
Sample papers are best to understand the question paper design and question types. The questions asked in the final exam can be from the entire syllabus. Therefore students should cover the CBSE Class 12th 2025 syllabus completely without leaving any topic.
Selective Study and Important Chapters
The CBSE Board strongly suggests students to not engage in selective study. They must cover the complete syllabus while preparation and get a comprehensive understanding of all the major topics and concepts to score well in the CBSE Board Exams 2025.
Increasing Writing Speed
Students with slow writing speed should practice writing answers on a daily basis to increase their writing speed. This ensures that they do not miss answering any question in the final exam. CBSE advises students to organize their thoughts in their mind before starting to write answers. They should write answers in pointers to save time. Leaving out questions is to be avoided at all costs.
Theory and Practical Exam Guidelines
In case a student doesn't score passing marks in the theory exam but gets passing marks for practical exam, they are not required to reappear for the practical exam. The first practical exam scores will be counted and they will be only required to retake the theory exam
Syllabus for Droppers
Any student who has failed the CBSE Board Exams and are retaking the exams next year need to adhere to the CBSE Syllabus for the year in which they are taking the exam.
Improvement Exams for Class 10 and 12
Students who qualified Class 10 and 12 can take improvement exam for one subject (Class 12) which has increased to two subjects for Class 10. They can also retake the exam the next year in one or more than one subject.
Supplementary Exam Attempts
Students appearing for the supplementary exams will be writing the exams in July/August in the same year. They can also appear a second time for the exam next year in February/March/April and a third time in July/August the following year.
Passing Criteria for Class 12
For passing CBSE Class 12 Board Exams a student needs to get passing marks in at least five subjects. They must score at least 33% in all exam components seperately as well as combined (theory, internal assessment, project, or practical components).
Improvement Exams and Additional Subjects
Students taking the improvement exams are nor allowed to appear for additional subject exams along with it.
Marks Verification and Re-Evaluation
Students not satisfied with their scores can get their copies verified, get a xerox copy of the reviewed answer sheet, and even ask for re-evaluation. They need to make a fixed payment within the set deadline.
Changes in Marks after Re-Evaluation
Marks will change (increase or decrease) once the verification result comes. The result after re-evaluation will be considered as final score.
New Mark Sheet After Re-Evaluation
If marks change after re-evaluation, a new updated mark sheet-cum-certificate will be given once you surrender the old one.
Reappearing in Board Exams
Students failing CBSE 10th or 12th board exams can retake the exams irrespective of being private candidates or regular students.
