GUWAHATI: The Ministry of Education has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to work out logistics for conducting board exams twice a year starting from the 2025-26 academic session.
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According to reports, the initial plan to introduce a semester system has been ruled out.
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However, the ministry and the CBSE are planning consultations with school principals in the coming month to discuss the modalities for conducting board exams twice a year.
The proposal to conduct two sets of board exams at the end of the academic year has raised several logistical challenges.
CBSE officials are currently assessing how to structure the academic calendar to accommodate another set of board exams without impacting the undergraduate admission schedule.
The new national curriculum framework (NCF), prepared by the centrally appointed national steering committee led by former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan, proposed giving students the option to write board exams twice a year.
While this proposal has been welcomed as a way to reduce stress on students and offer more flexibility, the Ministry of Education has clarified that appearing for board exams twice a year won't be mandatory, but optional, allowing students to choose their best score.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan previously indicated that the approach would be similar to the engineering entrance exam, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), where students are given multiple opportunities to achieve their best score.
The proposed changes mark a significant departure from previous attempts at reforming board exams.
The idea of conducting board exams in two terms was also implemented as a one-time measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the year-end format resumed in 2023.