CBSE releases Class 10, Class 12 board exam date sheets

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct Class 12 board exams from February 15 to April 3 and Class 10 board exams from February 21 to March 29. 

To give students sufficient time between consecutive papers, CBSE has released schedule seven weeks before exam date. 

Board said exam schedule has been fixed in a way that it doesn't coincide with dates of competitive exams. Last year, Board had to reschedule Class 12 physics paper because it clashed with JEE Main exam date.  

"While preparing date sheet, admission schedule of Delhi University has also been considered," said Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations.  

Earlier, Delhi High Court had asked Delhi University to fix cut-off dates for admission to undergraduate courses only after CBSE results are declared including result for re-evaluation.  

CBSE offers 40 vocational subjects in Class 12 and 15 in Class 10. exams for vocational subjects will be held earlier. 

Exams for core academic subjects will begin in March. Out of 240 subjects it offers, this year students have opted for 30,000 combinations of subjects in both classes.

Results will be declared by first week of June, Bhardwaj said.