CBSE Class 10 Results 2026 LIVE: Over 6 lakh candidates await results (Screengrab from official website)CBSE Class 10 Second Board Exam Result 2026 Highlights: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the result for the class 10th compartment examination anytime soon. The exam was held between May 15 and May 21, 2026. Students who had appeared for the CBSE secondary exam phase 2 can check their results at cbse.gov.in, cbseresults.nic.in, results.cbse.nic.in. Apart from this, the result will also be available at DigiLocker and the UMANG mobile app.
To check the results, visit the official CBSE website. Then, on the homepage, click on the “CBSE class 10 2nd board exam result 2026” link. After that, enter the roll number, admit card ID, and other login details, and click submit. The result will appear on the screen. Download and save it for future reference.
According to the Board, a total of 6,68,854 students appeared in the examinations. Of these, 85,285 candidates appeared under the compartment category, while 5,25,655 students registered for improvement examinations. Another 57,914 candidates fell under the combined compartment and improvement category.
The gender-wise data released by the board shows that 2,66,209 female candidates and 4,02,643 male candidates appeared for the exams, along with two candidates listed under the “other” category. Subject-wise statistics indicate that 1,92,508 students opted for one subject, 2,79,227 candidates registered for two subjects, while 1,97,119 students appeared in three subjects.
This year, the overall pass percentage was recorded at 93.70%. The class 10th exams were held for 83 subjects in 8,075 exam centres. A total of 24,71,777 students had appeared, while 23,16,008 had passed. Trivandrum emerged as the best-performing district by recording a score of 99.79%.
The CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 examinations were conducted in core subjects including Science, Mathematics, Social Science, and various languages. These are the subjects in which students typically chose to reattempt either for improvement of marks or to clear a subject they had not passed during the Phase 1 examination conducted in February and March.
CBSE has stopped announcing the merit list from the last few years. This step was taken to avoid any kind of unhealthy academic competition within the students.
If there is any discrepancies in the marksheet, students are advised to contact with their respective school authorities at the earliest possible, to avoid any kind of problem later.
Students can also check their results using the CBSE mobile app. For that candidate has to log in to the app using the registered mobile number and then select class 10 result from the option and enter their roll number, date of birth, and admit card ID. This mobile-based access point functions alongside the website and DigiLocker as one of the official channels for result retrieval.
Schools have registered students for the Second Board exam through the List of Candidates, or LOC, submission process. This official mechanism required schools to correctly submit student details before the CBSE deadline to ensure eligibility for the Phase 2 attempt, whether for improvement of marks or for clearing a subject from Phase 1.
To check the result using DigiLocker, students need a six-digit security PIN issued by their school, along with their class, school code, and roll number. After entering these details, students can download a digital copy of their result from DigiLocker.
CBSE does not offer a direct password or credential recovery facility on the result portal for students. Any candidate who has forgotten their roll number, Admit Card ID, or other required details must contact their school to retrieve the information.
To check the results at UMANG app, follow the steps mentioned below
Step 1: Download the UMANG app.
Step 2: Create an account and login using your registered mobile number.
Step 3: Click on "CBSE class 10 result 2026" link.
Step 4: Enter your login details.
Step 5: Click submit.
Step 6: The result will be shown on screen.
A total of 6.69 lakh students had registered for the phase 2 exam. Out of these 5,25,655 candidates have registered for improvement exam, while 85,285 students registered under the compartment category and 57,914 students registered for both the compartment and improvement exams.
To check the results of the CBSE phase 2 exam, students are required to follow the steps mentioned below
Step 1: Visit the official website of CBSE
Step 2: On the homepage, click on "CBSE class 10 second board exam result 2026" link.
Step 3: Enter roll number, admit card ID and date of birth as login details.
Step 4: Click submit and view the result.
Step 5: Download and save it for future use.
The online marksheet consists of the following details: student's name, roll number, date of birth, parent's name, subject-wise marks, total marks in aggregate, school name and code, and status of the result.
The CBSE phase 2 results available online are completely provisional. Students have to collect their actual results from their respective school office, once the results are available at the school.
Among candidates appearing for the second examination, 4,02,643 are male and 2,66,209 are female, while two candidates fall under the ‘other’ category. Most of the candidates in both groups registered to improve their existing scores.
For students who had registered for the phase 2 exam. Science was the highest chosen subject with 4,74,491 registrations. It was followed by Mathematics Standard with 3.68,943 registrations, and Mathematics Basic, Social Science and English Language and Literature with fewer candidates.
In terms of subject combinations, 1,92,508 students have registered for one subject, 2,79,227 for two subjects, and 1,97,119 for three subjects. After science, standard mathematics had 3,68,843 registrations, followed by mathematics basic with 1,78,878 and social science with 1,54,619. English language and literature has 98,536 registrations.
The Phase 1 result, based on the mandatory February-March examination, was announced on April 15, 2026, and recorded an overall pass percentage of 93.70 percent. Students who were not satisfied with their performance in that result, or who had failed in one or more subjects, were given the option to appear in the Second Board exam in May, the results of which are now awaited.
Candidates will require their roll number, date of birth and admit card ID as login details for checking the results. They should keep the admit card near them while checking the results as the login details are mentioned in it.
To pass the CBSE class 10 exam, candidates have to secure at least 33 per cent in each subject and in aggregate. In subjects that have internal/practical components in those subjects, candidates have to pass separately in theory and practicals.
Apart from the official website candidate can also check their result through DigiLocker, UMANG, SMS service, CBSE mobile app, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and Parinam Manjusha, an offline result repository tool which is used by schools to manage and distribute student results in bulk
The CBSE class 10 second board exam was conducted between May 15 to May 21, 2026. The exam started with Basics and Standard Mathematics on May 15 and ended with Social Science on May 21, 2026.
As for language subjects, Hindi Course-A has 29,860 registrations and Hindi Course-B has 23,476. Other languages include Odia (3,295), Malayalam (2,462), Telugu (1,875), Tamil (1,836), Kannada (1,527), Sanskrit (1,500), and Sanskrit Communicative (1,469). English Communicative has 5,413 registrations, while Punjabi has 1,018 and French has 809. Subjects such as Artificial Intelligence, Retail, Painting, and Hindustani Music Vocal have very few registrations.
For the CBSE class 10 second board exam, almost 6.69 lakh students had registered, which is around 27 per cent of total students who appeared in the main examination. This exam gives students another chance to improve their marks or clear their compartment papers.
The CBSE class 10 second board exam was completely optional. Only students who were not satisfied with their phase 1 marks were required to appear for the phase 2 exam. Unlike the Phase 1 exam, which was mandatory, all students were not required to appear for the Phase 2 exam.
Candidate can check their results from the following official website:
-- cbse.gov.in
-- cbseresults.nic.in
-- results.cbse.nic.in
If there are any discrepancies in the CBSE class 10 second board exam results, candidates should contact with their respective school authorities at the earliest about the same.
If the official website is not accessible due to heavy traffic, students can also check their results at DigiLocker, UMANG, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS), Parinam Manjusha, and the official CBSE mobile app.
To check the results, candidates are required to follow the steps mentioned below
Step 1: Go to the official website of CBSE
Step 2: On the homepage, click on "CBSE class 10 second exam result 2026" link.
Step 3: Enter roll number, date of birth and admit card ID as login details.
Step 4: Click submit and view the result.
Step 5: Download and save the result for future reference.
Students can check their class 10 phase 2 exam results from the official website:
-- cbse.gov.in
-- cbseresults.nic.in
-- results.cbse.nic.in
CBSE does not make the answer key for the Class 10 board examination publicly available, including for the Second Board exam held in May. The board prepares an internal marking scheme for evaluators, but this document is not shared with students at any point before or after results. Students cannot cross-check their answers against an official key.
The CBSE Class 10 grading system uses nine grade bands. Students scoring 91 to 100 percent receive A1, 81 to 90 receive A2, 71 to 80 receive B1, 61 to 70 receive B2, 51 to 60 receive C1, 41 to 50 receive C2, and 33 to 40 receive D, representing the basic pass category. Students below the qualifying mark are classified as failing in those subjects.
Following the declaration of the Second Board Result, the consolidated final marks under the best-of-two system and the associated passing certificates are expected to be made available through DigiLocker. This provides students with quicker access to their consolidated academic credentials without needing to wait for the physical marksheet from their school.
CBSE does not offer a direct password or credential recovery facility on the result portal for students. Any student who has forgotten their roll number, Admit Card ID, or other required details must contact their school to retrieve the information. This makes the school the primary point of assistance for login-related issues on result day.
As part of CBSE's ongoing curriculum reform, 50 percent of the theory paper across subjects in the 2026 cycle consists of competency-based questions. These include case studies, source-based items, and application-oriented questions that test understanding rather than factual recall. This pattern applied to both the February and May examinations.
There is no negative marking in the CBSE Class 10 board examination, including the Second Board attempt. Marks are calculated based on the number of correct answers or appropriate responses, with incorrect answers carrying no penalty. This applies uniformly across all subjects and question types in both Phase 1 and Phase 2.
The two-exam system allowed students to switch between Mathematics Basic and Mathematics Standard from one phase to the other, subject to the board's interchanging policy. This flexibility was introduced so that students who had chosen one level of the subject in February could opt for a different level in May if they met the eligibility conditions set by CBSE.
The two-board examination system is rooted in the vision of the National Education Policy 2020, which advocates for a flexible and less pressured assessment framework. The policy aims to shift away from a model where a student's academic future is determined by a single high-stakes examination, giving them instead a structured second chance within the same academic year.
The Phase 1 result, based on the mandatory February-March examination, was declared on April 15, 2026, and recorded an overall pass percentage of 93.70 percent. Students who were not satisfied with their performance in that result, or who had failed in one or more subjects, were given the option to appear in the Second Board exam in May, the results of which are now awaited.
Students can also check their results using the CBSE mobile app by logging in using the registered mobile number and then selecting the Class 10 result option and entering their roll number, date of birth, and Admit Card ID.
To check the results of the phase 2 exam, candidate have to log in using their roll number, date of birth and admit card ID. Students are advised to keep their admit card nearby as the login details are mentioned in it.
Apart from the official website, candidates can also check their results from DigiLocker, UMANG, SMS, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and Parinam Manjusha, an offline result repository tool used by schools to manage and distribute student results in bulk.
Students can check their class 10 second board exam result from the official website:
-- cbse.gov.in
-- cbseresults.nic.in
-- results.cbse.nic.in
The result consists of the following details- student's name, roll number, registration number, parent's name, subject-wise marks, total marks in aggregate, and status of the result.
The CBSE class 10 phase 2 results, which are available online, are provisional. Students have to collect their actual results from their respective schools once it is available.
Schools registered students for the Second Board exam through the List of Candidates, or LOC, submission process. This official mechanism required schools to correctly submit student details before the CBSE deadline to ensure eligibility for the Phase 2 attempt, whether for improvement of marks or for clearing a subject from Phase 1.
The internal assessment and practical exams, for 20 marks were conducted only once at the time of phase 1 exam. For the phase 2 exam, the marks obtained in phase 1 will be considered for the internal/practical components.
Out of the two exams, CBSE will compare the marks of both phase 1 and phase 2 exam for candidates who have applied in the phase 2 exam. After consideration, the higher marks achieved from both the exams will be published at the final marksheet.
As per the statistics released, subject-wise 1,92,508 students had chosen one subject, 2,79,227 candidates had chosen two subjects, while 1,97,119 candidates opted for three subjects.
The data shared by the board shows that, gender-wise, 4,02,643 male students and 2,66,209 female students appeared for the exam, along with 2 students who are listed under the "other" category.
For the second board exam, more than 6.69 lakh students have appeared for the exam. Out of which 5,25,655 candidates registered for the improvement category, 85,285 students appeared for the compartment category and 57,914 students appeared for both the compartment and improvement categories.
In the CBSE class 10 phase 2 exam, candidates were allowed to apply in any three subjects from the following subjects: Mathematics, Social Science, Science and Languages. The phase 2 exam was conducted for candidates who had either failed in one or two subjects or have passed in all the subjects but wanted to improve their marks.
In the CBSE class 10 board examination, the theory paper consists of 80 marks and the practical or internal assesment consists of 20 marks, for a total 100 marks for each subject.
Students have to achieve 33 per cent marks in each subject and in aggregate to pass the class 10 second board exam. Candidates have to pass separately in theory paper and internal/practical assessment.
The second board exam was conducted between May 15 to May 21, 2026. The exam started with Basics and Standard Mathematics on May 15 and ended with Social Science on May 21, 2026.
For the first time this year, CBSE has conducted a two board exam. This move aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) and helps the students to reduce their stress as candidates will be given a second chance to increase their marks or pass in the exam without losing a year.
The CBSE Class 10 admit card for 2026 was issued differently for each phase. For the second exam, schools had to download the admit card from the OECMS portal in the first week of May 2026 and distribute it to the eligible students. Candidates were not allowed to download the hall ticket from the official website directly, as the document were issued, signed, and stamped by the school principal before being distributed to the students.
The second board exam was completeley optional. Students who either failed in one or two subjects or wanted to improve their marks from the phase 1 exam results appeared for this exam.
To check the results candidate have to follow the steps given below:
Step 1: Go to the official website of CBSE.
Step 2: On the homepage, click on the "CBSE class 10 second board exam result 2026" link.
Step 3: Enter roll number, admit card ID, date of birth as login credentials.
Step 4: Click submit and view the result.
Step 5: Download and save it for future reference.
With the Second Board Result expected anytime now, students are advised to keep their roll number and Admit Card ID readily available to avoid delays when the result link goes live on cbseresults.nic.in. Since CBSE has not confirmed an exact time of declaration, candidates are advised to check the official portal and official CBSE communication channels regularly in the days leading up to the end of June.
The Second Board Examination held from May 15 to May 21 was conducted in pen and paper mode, consistent with the format used for Phase 1 in February and March. There was no shift to computer-based or digital examination format for the Class 10 May attempt.
CBSE has not announced any plan to release state-wise or region-wise topper data as part of the Second Board Result 2026. Such information, if shared at all, is expected to follow the main result declaration rather than being published simultaneously with it.
While the two-board system has been positioned as a student-friendly reform, some teachers and academic experts noted that the dual-examination calendar places additional demands on both students and schools. Preparing for two examination windows within the same academic year requires extended planning from students and greater logistical effort from school administrations.
CBSE formalised the introduction of the two-board exam system for Class 10 through an official notification addressed to all affiliated schools, explaining the structure of Phase 1 and Phase 2, eligibility conditions for the second attempt, and how the best-of-two rule would operate in practice for the 2026 cycle onward.
The total registered base for CBSE Class 10 Board Examination 2026 across all five regional offices of the board was over 24 lakh students. This is the pool from which the 6.68 lakh who appeared for the optional Second Board exam are drawn. The remaining students either did not require a second attempt or chose not to appear.
Beyond Class 11 stream selection, the CBSE Class 10 result functions as an eligibility document for admission to ITI trades, polytechnic diploma programmes, and certain government recruitment processes that require a Class 10 pass certificate. The final consolidated marksheet reflecting the best-of-two scores will be the document used for these purposes.
Once the Second Board Result is declared and the best-of-two consolidated marksheet is issued, students who had been waiting for this result before finalising their Class 11 stream selection will be able to proceed. The subjects most relevant to stream selection, particularly Science and Mathematics, are among those in which many students attempted the May exam for improvement.
If a student notices any discrepancy in their name spelling, date of birth, roll number, or subject details after downloading the result, the correction must be initiated through the school. School officials then coordinate with CBSE to get the information corrected. Accurate details on the result and marksheet are particularly important as these documents are verified at the Class 11 admission stage.
Before submitting a revaluation application, students are first required to obtain a photocopy of their evaluated answer sheet through a separate application process. This allows students to review their marked scripts and identify specific areas where they believe the evaluation was incorrect before formally applying for revaluation.
After the Class 10 Second Board Result 2026 is officially announced, CBSE will open the Revaluation Portal, allowing students to apply for marks verification or revaluation of answer scripts. Applications must be submitted online with the required fee, which is set at Rs 100 per subject for revaluation. Both verification and revaluation options are available to students of both Phase 1 and Phase 2.
CBSE does not make the answer key for the Class 10 board examination publicly available, including for the Second Board exam held in May. The board prepares an internal marking scheme for evaluators, but this document is not shared with students at any point before or after results. Students cannot cross-check their answers against an official key.
Students who are unable to clear all required subjects even after the Second Board attempt, and for whom no compartment option is made available, are required to repeat the academic year and appear afresh in the next cycle of examinations. This is the same outcome that applied to students failing the compartment exam in the earlier single-phase system.
Students who do not clear a subject in the Second Board exam can apply for a compartment examination if CBSE makes this facility available. This provides a further avenue for students to resolve pending subjects rather than being required immediately to repeat the full academic year. The board will announce details on any compartment window after the Second Board Result is declared.
The CBSE Class 10 grading system uses nine grade bands. Students scoring 91 to 100 percent receive A1, 81 to 90 receive A2, 71 to 80 receive B1, 61 to 70 receive B2, 51 to 60 receive C1, 41 to 50 receive C2, and 33 to 40 receive D, representing the basic pass category. Students below the qualifying mark are classified in grades that indicate failure in those subjects.
Following the declaration of the Second Board Result, the consolidated final marks under the best-of-two system and the associated passing certificates are expected to be made available through DigiLocker. This provides students with quicker access to their consolidated academic credentials without needing to wait for the physical marksheet from their school.
The Class 10 Second Board Result 2026 is available for students to view and download as a provisional scorecard online. The original, official marksheet is sent by CBSE to schools, from where students must collect it in person. There is no mechanism for students to receive the physical original marksheet directly from the board.
CBSE does not offer a direct password or credential recovery facility on the result portal for students. Any student who has forgotten their roll number, Admit Card ID, or other required details must contact their school to retrieve the information. This makes the school the primary point of assistance for login-related issues on result day.
Accessing the result through DigiLocker requires a six-digit security PIN that the school issues to students. Along with this PIN, students must enter their class, school code, and roll number on the DigiLocker platform. This process retrieves the digital marksheet once CBSE issues it to the platform after the result is declared.
To check the result on cbseresults.nic.in or through the CBSE app, students need three pieces of information: their roll number, date of birth, and Admit Card ID. The Admit Card ID is a separate identifier printed on the hall ticket. All three must be entered correctly to successfully access the result and download the provisional scorecard.
Beyond the primary portals, the result will also be available through SMS, the Interactive Voice Response System, Parinam Manjusha, and the official CBSE mobile app. The mobile app requires login with a registered mobile number, followed by roll number, date of birth, and Admit Card ID to retrieve the result.
When the Class 10 Second Board Result 2026 is officially declared, students will be able to access it through multiple official platforms simultaneously. These include the CBSE results portal cbseresults.nic.in, the DigiLocker platform at digilocker.gov.in, and the UMANG app. Result access is entirely digital, with no offline facility available.
Multiple choice questions make up approximately 40 percent of the CBSE Class 10 paper structure in 2026. This high share of objective questions, combined with the competency-based portion, shifts the examination format considerably toward a format that rewards reasoning and application rather than memorisation of text.
As part of CBSE's ongoing curriculum reform, 50 percent of the theory paper across subjects in the 2026 cycle consists of competency-based questions. These include case studies, source-based items, and application-oriented questions that test understanding rather than factual recall. This pattern was applicable to both the February and May examinations.
There is no negative marking in the CBSE Class 10 board examination, including the Second Board attempt. Marks are calculated based on the number of correct answers or appropriate responses, with incorrect answers carrying no penalty. This applies uniformly across all subjects and question types in both Phase 1 and Phase 2.
The CBSE Class 10 examination, including the Second Board attempt in May, follows a division of 80 marks for the external theory paper and 20 marks for internal assessment or practicals. Both components contribute to the total marks shown on the result. Since Internal Assessment was conducted only once, only the theory paper marks differ between the two phases.
Unlike some national exams where candidates download their own admit cards, the CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 admit card was downloaded through the OECMS portal by schools. The school principal signed and stamped the document before handing it to students. Individual candidates could not access their admit card independently through cbse.gov.in.
Schools registered their students for the Second Board exam through the List of Candidates process, submitting details of eligible students to CBSE before the prescribed deadline. Students needed to ensure their school had completed this submission correctly, as failure to include a student's name in the LOC before the deadline made them ineligible for the May examination.
The two-exam system allowed students to switch between Mathematics Basic and Mathematics Standard from one phase to the other, subject to the board's interchanging policy. This flexibility was introduced so that students who had chosen one level of the subject in February could opt for a different level in May if they met the eligibility conditions set by CBSE.
The May examination was conducted in core subjects such as Science, Mathematics, Social Science, and various language subjects. These are the papers most commonly attempted by students seeking either improvement or a chance to clear a subject they had not passed in the first round of board examinations.
Practical and internal assessment marks covering 20 marks per subject were conducted only once during the academic year. These marks are applied to both Phase 1 and Phase 2 results, ensuring consistency in how this component is treated. Students did not have to redo lab work or projects for the Second Board attempt.
Eligibility for the Second Board exam required students to have appeared in at least three subjects in the Phase 1 mandatory exam. Students classified as Essential Repeat, meaning those who missed three or more subjects in February, were not permitted to appear in the May attempt and were required to repeat the full academic year.
Appearing for the Second Board exam was not compulsory. Students who were happy with their Phase 1 marks and had cleared all subjects did not need to sit for the May exam. Such students could directly proceed to select their Class 11 stream using the April 15 result without waiting for the Second Board result to be declared.
One of the defining features of the two-exam system is that a student's final result is entirely protected. Even if a student performs poorly in the May examination, the higher marks from February are retained. The best-of-two rule ensures that appearing in the Second Board exam carries no downside risk to the scores a student had already secured in Phase 1.
Under the best-of-two rule that applies to the 2026 Class 10 result, CBSE will compare the marks a student secured in Phase 1 and Phase 2 for each subject individually and retain whichever is higher. The final marksheet will reflect these highest scores across both attempts. A single consolidated marksheet will be issued after the Second Board Result is announced.
The two-board examination system is rooted in the vision of the National Education Policy 2020, which advocates for a flexible and less pressured assessment framework. The policy aims to shift away from a model where a student's academic future is determined by a single high-stakes examination, giving them instead a structured second chance within the same academic year.
The 2026 academic session marks the first time in CBSE's history that Class 10 students were offered two board examination attempts within the same academic year. Earlier, students had only one opportunity per year. The second attempt in May is the direct result of the new framework introduced by the board in line with the National Education Policy 2020.
The Phase 1 result, based on the mandatory February March examination, was declared on April 15, 2026, and recorded an overall pass percentage of 93.70 percent. Students who were not satisfied with their performance in that result, or who had failed in one or more subjects, were given the option to appear in the Second Board exam in May, the results of which are now awaited.
More than 6.68 lakh students appeared for the CBSE Class 10 Second Board Examination, which was conducted from May 15 to May 21, 2026. This is a significant number considering the exam was entirely optional. Students appeared either to improve their scores from the February attempt or to clear subjects in which they had not passed during Phase 1.
While CBSE officials have indicated June 30, 2026 as the likely date for the Class 10 Second Board Result, the board has not issued a formal, written notification confirming this date. Students and schools have been advised to keep checking the official CBSE website and cbseresults.nic.in for the confirmed announcement as the indicated date approaches.
The two-board exam system implemented for the first time in 2026 follows years of policy discussion within CBSE and the broader education ecosystem about reducing the pressure associated with a single, high-stakes annual board examination. The reform is positioned as a structural shift designed to give Class 10 students more than one opportunity to demonstrate their academic performance within the same year.
A central safeguard of the two-exam system is that a student's final score can never fall below their Phase 1 result by attempting the Second Board exam. Since CBSE retains the higher of the two scores for each subject, students who underperform in their May attempt do not face any risk to the marks they had already secured in February.
Once the Second Board Result is declared, the final merit certificates and passing documents under the best-of-two system are expected to be issued through DigiLocker. This digital issuance process is intended to provide students with quicker access to their final, consolidated marksheet compared to waiting solely for the physical document from their school.
CBSE formally notified the introduction of two board examinations for Class X starting from the 2026 academic session through an official circular issued to all affiliated schools. The notification laid out the structure of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 examinations and the conditions under which students would be eligible to appear in the optional second attempt.
Students who were satisfied with their performance in the mandatory Phase 1 examination were not required to wait for the Second Board Result and could proceed directly with Class 11 admissions using their February attempt scores, which were available on the official result portal and through DigiLocker following the April 15 declaration.
While the two-exam system has been broadly welcomed as a stress-reducing measure, some students and educators have raised concerns about the increased workload and tighter academic schedule it creates, since students preparing for both Phase 1 in February and Phase 2 in May must now plan their academic year around two examination cycles instead of one.
Multiple choice questions account for approximately 40 percent of the CBSE Class 10 paper structure under the revised pattern applicable to this academic session. This focus on objective-format questions, alongside the 50 percent competency-based weightage, reflects CBSE's broader effort to standardise evaluation while reducing the scope for purely descriptive, memory-driven answers.
As part of the broader reform accompanying the two-exam system, CBSE has increased the weightage of competency-based questions to 50 percent of the paper across subjects. This shift, applicable to both Phase 1 and Phase 2 examinations, moves the assessment style away from rote memorisation toward application-based, case-study, and source-based questioning.
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