CBSE to allow change in city of exam centre for first term class 10, 12 board exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday said Class 10 and 12 students can request a change in the city of examination centre for the first term board exams if they are not in the same city where they had taken admission.

“It has come to the notice of the board that some students are still not in the city of their school where they had taken admission and are residing somewhere else. In view of the above, at an appropriate time, CBSE will inform the students to make a request to their respective schools to change the city of examination centre,” CBSE examination controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.

The CBSE will instruct the schools to forward the request of students through an online system.

First term board exams for Class 10 will begin from November 30 and exams of Class 12 students are scheduled from December 1.

This is the first time that CBSE is holding two term-end exams instead of one annual examination.

Bifurcating the academic session, holding two term-end exams and rationalising the syllabus was part of the special assessment scheme for class 10 and 12 CBSE board exams for 2021-22 announced in July in view of Covid-19.

The exams will be objective and the duration of the tests will be 90 minutes. The exams will start at 11.30 am instead of 10.30 am in view of the winter season. The exams for the minor subjects will be conducted by schools, though the question paper will be provided by the board.

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