CBSE Board Examination: The Education Ministry has called a meeting next month on board examination twice a year. Important people related to education including the Ministry of Education, CBSE, principals of big schools will participate in the meeting.
CBSE Board Examination: The Education Ministry has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to make systematic preparations for conducting board examinations twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session. Sources gave this information. He said that the plan to introduce the semester system has been rejected. Sources said the ministry and CBSE will discuss with school headmasters next month to conduct board exams twice a year. According to sources, the Education Ministry has called a meeting next month on board exams twice a year. Important people related to education including the Ministry of Education, CBSE, principals of big schools will participate in the meeting.
CBSE Board Examination: Discussion will be held with the school principal next month
The source said, ‘It is being considered to conduct two editions of board examinations at the end of the year from the 2025-26 academic session, but the modalities still need to be worked out. However, there are no plans to implement the semester system.’ The ministry’s initial plan was to start board examinations twice a year from the 2024-25 academic session. However, it has been extended by one year.
CBSE Board Examination: NSF had proposed semester system, given the option of board examination twice.
The new National Curriculum Framework (NCF), prepared by a committee appointed by the central government, has proposed a semester system for class 11 and 12 students in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The committee is headed by former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Kasturirangan did it. In the framework released by the ministry in August last year, it was also proposed that students be given the option to take their board exams twice a year.
CBSE Board Examination: The aim is to relieve stress from board exams.
The source said, ‘CBSE is currently deliberating on the program so that students can get maximum benefit and the goal of making board exams stress-free can be achieved. However, there is a systemic challenge that needs to be addressed.’ Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had told ‘PTI-Bhasha’ in an interview in October last year that it would not be mandatory for students to take board exams twice a year.
Dharmendra Pradhan had said, ‘Students will have the option to appear for the engineering entrance exam like JEE twice a year (class 10th and 12th board). They can choose the best score. But this will be completely optional, there will be no compulsion.
