Central Board of Secondary Education

NEET to be held in 23 more cities

With a record over 11 lakh students registering for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical course, the CBSE on Friday announced 23 more new examination cities taking the total number to 103.

Mar 24, 2017, 14:50 PM IST

CBSE issues advisory for students ahead of Jat protest

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today issued an advisory for students of classes X and XII appearing for examinations on Monday in view of Jat groups threatening to intensify their agitation.

Mar 18, 2017, 20:38 PM IST

CBSE issues admit cards online for JEE Main exam 2017

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued admit cards online for the Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-M) 2017.

Mar 17, 2017, 16:37 PM IST

No takers for gender studies, human rights in CBSE schools

Subjects such as human rights and gender studies offered in Class 12 by the CBSE have not found any takers, prompting the board to stop offering them besides 5 other academic electives and 34 vocational courses.

Mar 10, 2017, 17:07 PM IST

Centre open to conducting NEET in Urdu from next academic year

Currently, NEET is being conducted in ten languages - Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Telegu, Tamil and Kannada languages.

Mar 10, 2017, 15:03 PM IST

CBSE makes six subjects mandatory for Class X board exams

Class X students have to presently study five subjects -- two languages, social science, mathematics and science.

Mar 10, 2017, 14:58 PM IST

CBSE exam 2017: Class X, XII examinations begin on Thursday

In a first, the CBSE has also come up with a mobile application to help students locate their examination centre using their phone numbers.

Mar 08, 2017, 20:47 PM IST

CBSE allows diabetic students to have snacks mid-exam

Students suffering from Type-I diabetes can now take snacks during Class X and Class XII board examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

Feb 21, 2017, 22:38 PM IST

CBSE may make three languages mandatory and foreign language be treated as 'elective'

By 2020, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may make mandatory three languages for Class-X board examination and foreign language might be treated as fourth and "elective".

Feb 10, 2017, 14:19 PM IST

CBSE changes dates of Class X, XII examination

10,98,420 students will appear for the Class XII board exam, while 16,67,573 candidates will take Class X exam this year.

Jan 27, 2017, 16:43 PM IST

UGC NET examination on January 22, 'digi-scoring' to be used

The CBSE on Friday said that the UGC NET Examination will be held on January 22 and the new digital way of evaluating answer sheets - 'Digi-scoring' would be used during the test.

Jan 13, 2017, 21:31 PM IST

JEE Main 2017: CBSE extends last date for online submission of application form to January 16

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the last date for online submission of application form of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2017 up to January 16.

Dec 30, 2016, 21:29 PM IST

Govt thinking of re-introducing Class X board exam: Prakash Javadekar

Government is thinking of reintroducing compulsory class X board examination but if such a decision is taken, it will only be applied from the next academic year, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said.

Nov 10, 2016, 19:20 PM IST

CBSE takes action after 89% of those surveyed demand disclosure of school financials

Parents were asked about the quantum of fee hike which is affordable or what it should be linked to as in some schools, the fee hike has been as high as 40 percent. 

Nov 02, 2016, 19:41 PM IST

Teachers should not be engaged in non-academic activities: CBSE to schools

Schools affiliated to CBSE should ensure that teachers should not be engaged in activities other than those related to direct teaching, professional upgradation, examination, etc.

Oct 31, 2016, 14:40 PM IST

CBSE class X board exams likely to be reintroduced​ from 2018

The Union Minister will also announce a new 'no-detention' policy, in which students will be automatically promoted till Class V.

Oct 21, 2016, 11:52 AM IST

CBSE to do away with re-evaluation of answer sheets from 2017

The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to discontinue the provision of re- evaluation of answer sheets from 2017.

Oct 04, 2016, 19:17 PM IST

Significant step! CBSE directs schools to disclose fee on website by October 31

In a significant step, the CBSE has asked all the affiliated schools to put the details of the fee structure and the facilities provided by them on their website.

Oct 04, 2016, 10:50 AM IST

CBSE plans big change, its chairman says Class 10 Board exams to be revived from 2018

CBSE chairman Rajesh Chaturvedi said students need to be made to write descriptive answers and not just rely on multiple choice questions.

Sep 29, 2016, 09:46 AM IST

Holding exams for various bodies putting burden on us: CBSE to HRD

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has written to the Union HRD ministry saying that the practice of it being asked to conduct various examinations which are outside its purview is creating an "extraneous burden" on it.

Sep 22, 2016, 21:10 PM IST