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CBSE Class 10 second-board exams close; June results expected
CBSE's first-ever Class 10 second-board examination cycle — covering 6.69 lakh improvement and compartment candidates — concludes June 1, with results expected within weeks.
CBSE slashes Class 12 re-evaluation fees by up to 85%
The Central Board of Secondary Education has opened the Class 12 answer-sheet photocopy window until May 22 and cut post-result fees by up to 85 percent, promising a full refund to any student whose marks increase after re-evaluation.
CBSE makes three languages compulsory from Class IX
The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a circular making three-language study compulsory for every Class IX student from July 1, 2026, with at least two of the three to be native Indian languages.
CBSE 12th re-evaluation portal opens May 19 at Rs 100
The Central Board of Secondary Education will open its post-result photocopy portal on Monday, May 19, with the fee for scanned answer sheets cut to Rs 100 from Rs 700 last year.
May 2026
CBSE extends Class 6 R3 third-language deadline to May 31
After flagging that hundreds of schools missed the seven-day window set in its April 9 circular, the council has given affiliated schools until May 31 to finalise R3 language choices on the OASIS portal — or correct ones that fall outside the policy.
CBSE adds four new skill electives in Class 12 for 2026-27
New Delhi, May 7 — CBSE has notified four new skill electives for Class 12 from the 2026-27 session — Land Transportation Associate, Electronics & Hardware, Physical Activity Trainer, and Design Thinking & Innovation — that schools must slot into student subject offerings before the June academic session opens.
CBSE makes AI compulsory in Class 9 and 10 from June 2026
New Delhi, May 6 — CBSE has directed all affiliated schools to teach Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence as compulsory modules in Class 9 and 10 from the 2026-27 session, with school-based assessment from June and a formal board paper from 2027-28.
6.69 lakh students sit CBSE Class 10 again from May 15
New Delhi, May 6 — A total of 6,68,854 students will sit the first-ever CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 board examination from May 15 to 21, marking the debut of the board's new two-attempt model.
CBSE: 'leaked Class 12 result PDFs' are scams; FIRs filed
New Delhi, May 4 — The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a fresh warning to 46 lakh students that 'leaked Class 12 result PDFs' circulating on Telegram and YouTube are scams; cyber-cell FIRs are being filed against operators under the IT Act and Indian Penal Code.
April 2026
CBSE Class 12 result by mid-May; board denies OSM glitch
CBSE Controller of Examinations Sanyam Bhardwaj said on April 29 that Class 12 results will release in the third week of May. The new On-Screen Marking system is running 'better than the previous evaluation' — the glitch reports, he said, are 'far away from facts'.
CBSE makes third language mandatory in Class 6
CBSE Circular Acad-17 dated April 9 mandates an Indian R3 language in Class 6 from this session. Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali or Marathi. Schools have seven days to update OASIS.