For Class 9, CBSE clears open-book exam from next year

For Class 9, CBSE clears open-book exam from next year

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved a proposal to integrate open-book assessments in Class 9 from the 2026-27 academic session, after a pilot study showed “teacher support” for such assessments. The CBSE’s Governing Body, the board’s highest decision-making authority, approved the proposal at a meeting held in June. According to the minutes […]

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CBSE plans to extend 2-tier STEM curriculum for Classes 11 and 12

CBSE plans to extend 2-tier STEM curriculum for Classes 11 and 12

After deciding to offer Science and Social Science at two levels – basic and advanced — at the secondary stage, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to extend the model to STEM subjects at the higher secondary level, starting with Class 11, The Sunday Express has learnt. The CBSE currently offers Mathematics at […]

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CBSE Supplementary Exam Date Sheet 2025 Released for Class 10, 12: Check full schedule here

CBSE Supplementary Exam Date Sheet 2025 Released for Class 10, 12: Check full schedule here

CBSE Board 10th, 12th Class Supplementary Exam 2025 Dates Announced: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the CBSE Class 10 and 12 supplementary exam date sheet 2025 on its official website at cbse.nic.in. As per the schedule, the CBSE Class 10 supplementary exams will be held from July 15 to July 22, […]

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Déjà vu for students as CBSE rolls out 2 board exams for Class 10, teachers back move

Déjà vu for students as CBSE rolls out 2 board exams for Class 10, teachers back move

The first board exam, conducted in February, is the main examination that students must appear for; however, the second exam is optional. In the second board exam, students will have to appear in any three subjects to improve their performance. “Doing the full syllabus twice feels like déjà vu with added pressure. It’s like finishing […]

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CBSE’s mother tongue push leaves private schools in a bind — Kendriya Vidyalayas may show the way forward

CBSE’s mother tongue push leaves private schools in a bind — Kendriya Vidyalayas may show the way forward

A recent CBSE circular directing schools to introduce mother tongue instruction in primary classes has left institutions in metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai — which serve mobile, multilingual populations — in a bind. But a proposal under consideration for Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), run by the Centre, may offer a way forward, officials told The […]

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From pre-primary to class 5: CBSE sets stage for teaching in mother tongue, asks schools to map languages

From pre-primary to class 5: CBSE sets stage for teaching in mother tongue, asks schools to map languages

Signalling the Centre’s intent to make teaching in the mother tongue mandatory at the primary level in the future, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked all affiliated schools to map students’ mother tongues “at the earliest” and align instructional materials accordingly before the end of the summer break. Currently, English is the […]

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How peer listening at schools can flip the script

How peer listening at schools can flip the script

First, there was a quad-building uphill climb to reach the accommodation every evening. Then, a weak-knee-straining descent on three consecutive mornings, albeit through wet-forest smells, and past the stone and wood of buildings that blended into the greens and browns of nature. In between, as the mist wafted in and out of Doon Valley in […]

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DU Admissions: Apart from CBSE, Haryana, Kerala and Rajasthan boards students registered highest number of seats last year

DU Admissions: Apart from CBSE, Haryana, Kerala and Rajasthan boards students registered highest number of seats last year

DU Admissions: Apart from national education boards, the state boards of Haryana, Kerala and Rajasthan got the highest number of seats in last year’s admission cycle at Delhi University. With the Common University Entrance Test this academic year and the university’s Common Seat Allocation System, 2021-2022 was the last year in which admissions to DU’s […]

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CBSE Board Exam 2023: Datesheet will be released in December, says senior official

CBSE Board Exam 2023: Datesheet will be released in December, says senior official

Further, the Board exam for Class 10 and 12 students next year will be based on the pre-pandemic syllabus. In other words, the 30% cut in syllabus offered to students in wake of learning loss due the covid-induced disruption has been rolled back. For both classes exams will be conducted from February 15, 2023. “There’s […]

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CBSE Class 10th, 12th compartment Exams Results: Before score card is declared, here’s when and how to check marks memo

CBSE Class 10th, 12th compartment Exams Results: Before score card is declared, here’s when and how to check marks memo

CBSE Class 10th, 12th compartment Exams Results: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon announce the results for supplementary exams of class 10 and Class 12. Once released, students will be able to check their results on — results.cbse.nic.in This year, the compartment exams for classes 10 and 12 began on August 23, […]

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