The Odisha board 2025 Class 12 datesheets are out. CHSE Odisha Plus Two exams will commence on February 18, 2025, and continue until March 27, 2025. While the Odisha +2 examination for regular and ex-regular candidates of the science stream will start on February 18, the examination for regular and ex-regular candidates of the arts and commerce stream will start on the following day.
CBSE Board Exams Live: Both examinations will be held from February 24 to March 12. (Express image/ file)CBSE Board 10th 12th Date Sheet 2025 Updates: CBSE, on late Wednesday night (November 20), released the date sheets for classes 10 and 12 board exams 2025. Students appearing for their Class X and XII examinations can download date and time from the official website at cbse.gov.in. Last year, the Central Board of Secondary Education released the timetable in December.
The CBSE Class 10th and 12th exams are scheduled to begin on February 15. The class 10th exam will commence with Communicative English/English Language and Literature, Class 12th exams will begin with Entrepreneurship between 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. The board exams will be held between 10.30 am to 1.30 pm.
The dates of entrance exams meant for Class 12 students have been taken into consideration and efforts are made to complete the exams before the entrance exams, CBSE said while releasing the datasheet for 2025 exams.
Over 30 lakh students register for the CBSE Class 10 and 12 board exams every year. CBSE has also released the practical exams date sheet on their official website.
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) today announced the datesheets of the Maharashtra Class 10 and 12 board 2025 exams. The Class 10 exams will begin on February 21 and will continue till March 17, 2025 and the Class 12 board exams will be conducted from February 11 to March 11, 2025.
All the CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams will be held in the morning shift. Most papers will be conducted from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and some from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
The Board has not made any such decision on CBSE Class 10, 12 board exam syllabus reduction. Any information regarding policy changes by the Board is issued only through the Board’s official website and circulars.
The first session of JEE Main 2025 will be held between January 22 and 31. JEE Main 2025 application window for the January session exam is closing today. Applicants yet to register for the JEE Main 2025 at the official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in by 9 pm.
After conducting a series of surprise inspections across Rajasthan and Delhi in September, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has withdrawn affiliation of 21 schools and six schools were downgraded from Senior Secondary to Secondary level in Rajasthan and Delhi. The decision is taken by the board based on the “inspection, findings and supported by video-graphic evidence.”
Among the 21 schools that had their affiliation withdrawn, 16 schools are from Delhi alone and five are from Rajasthan. All the downgraded schools are from Delhi, as stated by CBSE.
For the marking scheme of the CBSE Class 10, 12 exams, the board has announced that the maximum marks allotted to a subject will be 100 with marks distributed amongst theory, practical, project, and internal assessment components.
CBSE mandates 75 per cent attendance for students to be eligible for the 2025 board exams. The Board, however, offers a 25 per cent relaxation only in cases of exigencies including medical emergencies, participation in national or international sports events, and other serious reasons, provided the necessary documentation is submitted by the students.
Schools must regularly monitor and maintain accurate attendance records. Attendance registers should be updated daily, signed by the class teacher and the competent authority of the school and be readily available for inspection by CBSE,” the official notice stated.
The Class 10th CBSE board 2025 exam will start with Communicative English/English Language and Literature and Class 12 exams will begin with the Entrepreneurship paper.
Step 1: Go to the board's website - cbse.gov.in
Step 2: Open the main website link
Step 3: Download the Class 10 or Class 12 date sheet link
Step 4: Check the CBSE 2025 exam dates
CBSE Class 10, 12 practical exams, internal assessment and project work at regular schools will begin on January 1, 2025. In winter-bound schools, these exams are being conducted between November 5 and December 5.
Class 10 and 12 exams will be held in the morning shift. Most papers will be conducted from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and some from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
CBSE said that the dates of entrance exams meant for Class 12 students have been taken into consideration and efforts are made to complete the exams before the entrance exams.
While releasing the CBSE Class 10, 12 datesheets for the 2025 exams, the Board said: "For the first time, the dates sheets have been issued nearly 86 days before the start of the examinations. Also, when compared with the dates of the issue of the date sheet of examinations 2024, this year, the date sheets have been issued 23 days in advance."
CBSE in a notice issued earlier said that approximately 44 lakh students will appear for Class 10, and 12 examinations this year.
The CBSE Class 12 exams will start on February 15 and will continue till April 4, 2025.
The CBSE Class 10 board exams will start on February 15 and are set to continue till March 18, 2025.
The CBSE Class 10, 12 time table is released at cbse.gov.in. Students taking the exam in 2025 can check the detailed time table at the CBSE official website.

CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2025 will commence on February 15, with English as the first subject. (Express image/ representative)
For regular schools, the practical examinations, internal assessment and project work will commence from January 1 onwards. CBSE datesheet is available at cbse.gov.in.
