CBSE Datesheet 2023 (Released) Live Updates: Unlike 2022 when exams were held in two parts, CBSE will now hold single board exams. (Graphics by Abhishek Mitra)CBSE Board Exam 2023 Datesheet Updates, Download CBSE 2023 Time-Table at cbse.gov.in: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday released the date sheet for the 2023 board exams. The detailed board sheet is now available at the official CBSE website — cbse.gov.in.
However, the board has made a minor change in the Class 12 date sheet.
According to the official notification, the CBSE board exams 2023 for class 10 will commence from February 15, 2023 and conclude on March 21, 2023. Similarly, class 12 board exams will take place between February 15, 2023 and April 5, 2023. Exams will begin at 10:30 am. Most exams will be of three hours duration and conclude at 1:30 pm, while some will be of two hours duration and conclude at 12:30 pm.
The date sheet fetched distinct reactions from students as well as teachers. Some students complained that they have not got enough time to revise between subject papers while others are happy as exams do not coincide with any entrance exam this year.

Board exams will now be conducted on 100 per cent syllabus, like it was done in pre-pandemic years. (Representative image. Express photo)
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No communication devices inside the exam centre, strict discipline to be followed, all instructions given on admit card to be followed, students to get 15 minutes reading time for each paper.
In the CBSE board exams 2023 for class 10, the board will not appoint any external examiner but for class 12 external examiners will be appointed.
The NCERT books are extremely important and all students shall go through them thoroughly. The CBSE scores are used as a tie-breaker in case CUET scores clash. So even if you score full marks in CUET, you can’t be sure of your admission to your preferred college. Also, good CBSE percentage indicates that the person is well-prepared which will eventually help in CUET preparation. Entrance exams are important but so are board exams. I used to prepare by reading the same chapters again and again till the date of my exams.
— Dishank Gandhi– Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Delhi (94.8%)
Earlier this month, the Ministry of State for Education, Annapurna Devi told Lok Sabha under that the National Education Policy 2020, at least 40 per cent questions in the CBSE Class 10 exam and 30 per cent in Class 12 exams in 2023 will be competency based. These questions will comprise multiple formats such as objective type, constructing response type, assertion and reasoning and case based.
CBSE has taken caution to ensure that the class 12 datesheet for 2023 board exams do not co-incide for every subject. It has been prepared by avoiding nearly 40,000 subjects combinations to ensure that no two subjects of a student falls on the same date.
Earlier this month, CBSE flagged a fake website demanding money for admit card. The board clarified that it does not charge money from students for admit card. It also asked students to be cautious of such websites and only follow the official website — cbse.gov.in. Read more on indianexpress.com
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Yes, students will be given 15 minutes of extra time before the exam begins, which will be for reading the question paper and making their strategy. Students will not be allowed to writr answers during these 15 minutes.
“The schools should ensure that all parents and students are informed about the date sheet, the list of candidates shall be checked thoroughly and cross checked with from the online system. Sufficient number of practical answer books have been received by the school before the actual date of examination. In case there is any issue, the schools must contact the regional office,” the notification reads.
With CBSE moving back to pre-Covid syllabus and patter, there are a few changes that students should take card of. Check these 5 main points here
Yes, CBSE has now returned to its pre-Covid exam pattern. After a gap of two years, CBSE will conduct the exam in the same pattern as the pre-pandemic years. In 2020, the board exams were cancelled due to Covid-19, and students were marked based on alternate assessment criteria. In 2021, the board divided the entire academic year into two terms. However, now the exams will be conducted only once anmd on 100 per cent syllabus.
Yes, CBSE has released the datesheet for board exams of the Commerce stream too. According to the official schedule, the Commerce stream exams will commence from February 15 with entrepreneurship exam and conclude on March 31 with accountancy exam.
According to the schedule, the practical exams for both classes will be held between January 2 to February 14. Schools are required to upload the marks of students in the same window.
Yes, this year, an external examiner will be appointed to conduct class 12 board practicals.
CBSE released the sample question papers for the current academic year 2022-23 for students of classes 10 and 12. To check these sample question papers, candidates will have to visit the official CBSE website — cbseacademic.nic.in.
This year, at least 40 per cent of questions in the CBSE Class 10 exam and 30 per cent in Class 12 exams in 2023 will be competency-based. These questions will comprise multiple formats such as objective type, constructing response type, assertion and reasoning and case based.
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It is expected that the Uttar Pradesh Board will soon release the board exam (class 10, 12) datesheet. Once released, the datesheet will be released at the official UP education website — upmsp.edu.in.
Exams will begin at 10:30 am, and majority of the exams will be of three hours duration. There will be a few exams which will be conducted over a period of two hours only.
Students should remember that the board exams of classes 10 and will now be conducted on 100 per cent syllabus, like it was done in pre-pandemic years.
According to the official schedule, the practical exams will commence from January 2, 2023 and conclude on February 14, 2023.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education announced the CBSE datesheet for classes 10 and 12 on Thursday night. According to the official notification, exams for classes 10 will commence from February 15, 2023 and conclude on March 21, 2023. Similarly, class 12 board exams will take place between February 15, 2023 and April 5, 2023.
To check the CBSE datesheet, candidates have to visit the official CBSE website — cbse.gov.in
Earlier this month, CBSE issued a notice for schools to ensure that all preparations are in place for the upcoming practical exams. They should ensure that syllabus for practical examination is completed and necessary arrangements like preparation and stocking of laboratories and identification of internal examiners are done well in time. Read more at indianexpress.com
CBSE also issued a notice regarding subject-wise marks break-up and practical details for classes 10 and 12 at the official website- cbse.gov.in earlier this month. The list comprises name of the subject, subject code, maximum marks for theory exams, maximum marks for practical exams, maximum marks for project assessment, whether external examiner will be appointed for practical/project assessment or not, whether practical answer book will be provided by the board or not and the type of answer book that will be used in theory exams. Read more at indianexpress.com
Earlier this month, CBSE flagged a fake website demanding money for admit card. The board clarified that it does not charge money from students for admit card. It also asked students to be cautious of such websites and only follow the official website- cbse.gov.in. Read more on indianexpress.com
Earlier this month, the Ministry of State for Education, Annapurna Devi told Lok Sabha under that the National Education Policy 2020, at least 40 per cent questions in the CBSE Class 10 exam and 30 per cent in Class 12 exams in 2023 will be competency based. These questions will comprise multiple formats such as objective type, constructing response type, assertion and reasoning and case based.
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Bombay High court on Monday (December 26) for rescheduling JEE Main 2023 exam, which is to be conducted in January. The PIL has also urged the National testing Agency (NTA) to remove the 75 per cent eligibility criterion. The petitioner has claimed that the class 12 students will have their practical exams, vivas, etc in January, which will coincide with the JEE Main 2023 exams. Read more
Emphasising that career guidance for Class XI and XII students is crucial, the Delhi High Court recently directed the Delhi government to look into a system of counselling in schools to assist students in making informed decisions.
A single judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula in its November 24 decision said, “Respondent authorities, who supervise education imparted to students, must step in to ensure that there is appropriate system of counselling in schools, career guidance programmes/career fairs, to assist students. If students are made aware of admission policies of different universities, it could only help them in making an informed decision regarding their subject choices.”
In the CBSE board exams 2023 for class 10, the board will not appoint any external examiner but for class 12 external examiners will be appointed.
At least 40 per cent questions in the CBSE Class 10 exam and 30 per cent in Class 12 exams in 2023 will be competency based. These questions will comprise multiple formats such as objective type, constructing response type, assertion and reasoning and case based.
The exams for class 10 will begin with Painting, Rai, Gurung, Sherpa, Thai and Tamang and conclude with Mathematics (Basic and Standard). Class 12 will begin with Entrepreneurship and conclude with Psychology. Unlike 2022 when exams were held in two parts, CBSE will now hold single board exams. Most exams will be of three hours duration and conclude at 1:30 pm, while some will be of two hours duration and conclude at 12:30 pm.
CBSE will conduct practical exams from January 2 and it will conclude on February 14. While class 10 exams will be conducted internally, an examiner will be provided for class 12 by the board. Read more at indianexpress.com
The class 12 exams will be conducted on the follwoing dates
February 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 28
March 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29 and 31
April 1, 3, 4 and 5.
The CBSE class 10 exams will be held on the following dates
February- 15, 16, 17, 20, 24 and 27
March- 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 21
CBSE exams for classes 10 and 12 will begin on February 15 and conclude on March 21 for class 10 and April 5 for class 12. Class 10 will begin with Painting, Rai, Tamang, Sherpa, Gurung and Thai and conclude with Mathematics (Basic and Standard). Class 12 exams will begin with entreprenuership and conclude with Psychology.
A few days ago, CBSE opened an online portal for students of special needs (CWSN). Through this portal, these students will be able to avail facilities for the upcoming CBSE class 10 and 12 board exams. The portal opened on December 22 and will close on December 30. Read more at indianexpress.com
CBSE has directed parents to visit the board's website and stay in touch with the school so that they are aware of the latest updates and guide their wards.
There are nearly 28 language papers except Hindi and English for class 12. These include- Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Sindhi, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Arabic, Tibetan, French, German, Limboo, Persian, Nepali, Lepcha, Telugu Telangana, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Sanskrit, Russian, Bengali, Urdu
CBSE Class 10, 12 exams will be conducted for a total of 100 marks, out of which 80 are given for the theory exam and 20 for internal assessment. To pass the exams, a student needs to obtain a minimum of 33% marks in each subject.
The CBSE students have been waiting for the exam schedule of class 10 and 12. Now, that the date sheet is out, the students have started posting hilarious memes.
CBSE board examination 2023: The official websites of the CBSE, from where one can download the date sheet at cbse.gov.in and cbseacademic.nic.in. Moreover, the CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 sample papers and syllabus are also available on these websites
The CBSE exams will be conducted from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Candidates are required to bring their admit card/ hall ticket to their exam centre.
CBSE 12 Date Sheet 2023
Class 12 exams starts: February 15
Class 12 exam ends: April 5, 2023.
CBSE Class 10 exam
Practical exams: January 2
Starting Date: February 15, 2023
Ending Date: March 21, 2023
No communication devices inside the exam centre, strict discipline to be followed, all instructions given on admit card to be followed, students to get 15 minutes reading time for each paper.
Some exams will be of two hours duration. The exams concluding at 12:30 pm would be- Painting, Retail, Security, Automotive, Data Science, Introduction to Financial Markets, Introduction to Tourism, Agriculture, Beauty and Wellness, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking and Insurance, Marketing and Sales, Healthcare, Apparel, Multimedia, Physical Activity Trainer, Hindustani Music (Vocal and Instrumental), Carnatic Music (Vocal and Instrumental), Multi skill foundation course, Computer Application, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology
The class 12th exams that will be two hours duration instead of three hours are Dance (Kathak, Kuchipudi, Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Odissi and Manipuri), Design, Data Science, Early Childhood Care and Education, Artificial Intelligence, Hindustani Music, Multimedia, Yoga, Hindustani Music Vocal, Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Arts and Carnatic Music (Vocal and Instrumental).
A few days ago CBSE released the schedule for practical exams, it will begin from January 2 and conclude on February 14. Schools are required to upload the marks of students in the same window. Read more at indianexpress.com
The datesheet has been prepared by avoiding nearly 40,000 subject combinations to ensure no two subjects' combinations fall on the same date, read the notice.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in its notice said that it has taken dates of competitive exams such as JEE Main into consideration while preparing the list. Read more at indianexpress.com
The class 12 exams will be conducted on February 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 and March 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31 and April 1, 3, 4, 5.
Most exams will be conducted from 10 am to 1:30 pm. For class 10, exams will be held on February 15, 16, 17, 20, 24, 27 and March 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 21.
CBSE class 10th exams to begin with Painting, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, Thai, Rai and conclude with Mathematics Standard and Mathematics Basic
CBSE Board Exams 2023: Class 12 exam to begin with entrepreneurship and conclude with psychology.