# Board examination

In India, board examinations refer to the public Standardized examinations that are conducted at the completion of secondary and senior secondary education.
The 10th Grade board examinations are conducted by the state board (SSC/SSLC), the Central Board of Secondary Education (All India Secondary School Examination) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE). 10th grade board exams are important for the continuation of senior secondary education. On completion of the 10th grade board exam, students are given a choice to choose a singular ‘stream’ of subjects such as science, commerce and arts (humanities) to study at the senior secondary level. The CBSE Board Exam admit cards are issued by respective schools for regular students. Schools will notify students regarding the distribution of their admit cards.
For private candidates, the admit cards can be downloaded from the official CBSE website. CBSE typically releases the admit cards for private candidates in early February.
The 12th grade board examinations are conducted by the state board (HSC), the Central Board of Secondary Education (AISSCE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISC). The scores achieved in the 12th Grade board exams are considered very important for receiving admission into major professional courses, training programmes or institutes of national importance such as AIIMS, NIT, IIT, IIIT and IIM through competitive examinations like JEE, NEET, CLAT, CUET and various entrance tests conducted by various colleges and universities in India.
Due to the implementation of NEP 2020, board exams are planned to be conducted twice a year, but it not been implemented by the government. The ‘multiple board’ format was previously conducted as a experiment in the academic year 2021–22 for CBSE Class 12 and 10 Exams. The CBSE Board have Announced the Implementation of Dual Board Exam for the Academic Year 2025-26.

## State Board Examinations

State board examinations are variously referred to as Madhyamik, Secondary State Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate examinations. They are conducted and managed by education boards of different states in the country. They do not take place simultaneously due to the differences between syllabi and the examination itself. The examinations generally held in the months of February and March, and the results are out in April and May.
Students have to apply for the examinations in November stating their personal details, subjects, and current educational status. The Datasheet for examination are given between 40-60 Days before the Start of exam. Admit cards for the prescribed examination hall are received at the notified cell or their respective schools about 20–25 days prior to the commencement of the exam.
Examinations are offered for various fields. Class 10th students give exam in five core subjects which are English, Hindi/other languages of India (regional), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.(If it is state board then Compulsory State language is taken) There is an option of choosing a sixth subject of your choice like Computer Science, Information Technology, Music, Fine Arts, Physical Education, Foreign Languages etc. Class 12th students have to choose one out of the three streams offered in schools which are Science, Commerce, and Humanities.
Science stream focuses on natural sciences and mathematics. The main subjects of this stream are English, Physics and Chemistry while students have to choose either Biology or Mathematics or both. Schools offer vocational subjects such as Computer science, Information technology, artificial intelligence, food nutrition and dietetics, biotechnology, Web Application etc..
In Commerce stream, students are prepared for business, management, administration, trade and banking. The main subjects of this stream are English, Accountancy, Economics and Business Studies. Vocational subjects like Marketing, Retail, Taxation, Banking, Entrepreneurship, Mathematics, Computer Science etc...are offers by schools.
In Humanities, students study social sciences and liberal arts. The main subjects of this stream are English, History, Geography, Political Science and Economics (any 2/3 or all the 5 subjects depending upon the school). Schools offer vocational subjects such as Mass Media, Fashion Studies, Legal Studies, Psychology, Tourism, Beauty and Wellness, Home Science, Food nutrition and dietetics, Fine Arts, Sociology, and Philosophy.
Schools also offer Hindi as a subject. Some have kept Hindi as a compulsory subject while some have kept it optional. Some schools do not offer it.
Subjects like Business Administration, Economics, Music, Fine Arts, Physical Education, National Cadets Corps, Geography, Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Foreign languages are offered in all three streams.
The exam is to be written by hand.
Each of the examinations takes place simultaneously across the country, to ensure that questions are not leaked in advance across time zones. Security is usually high for these examinations.
Usually, the exams begin every year in February, either ending in march or April. The exam usually starts at 10:30 AM IST and the students are usually given 2 to 3 hours time for writing the exam.
The question papers are distributed by the overseeing board of education, and their contents are guarded closely until the exam begins. The examinations may include multiple sets of question papers as well. The candidates are issued identification passes Called as Admit Card (also known as Hall Ticket or Exam Pass) usually 14 till 15 days in advance. The Admit Cards are to be downloaded by the Private Candidates. For the Academic Year 2024-25 the Admit Card was released on 3 February 2025. The Hall ticket are to be presented to the staff at the examination site for cross verification as well. The students will be checked for any items barred by the exam centers. The exam center itself must not be the same school where a candidate studies to ensure impartiality. The candidate must travel to a different school either by self, or in some cases the school provides transportation to take the students to examination site. For the same reason, the candidate may not identify himself/herself on the answer sheet except with an identity-masking number. Use of calculation aids other than logarithm tables, which are provided by the examination center, is prohibited. Delhi High Court has directed CBSE to follow moderation policy in May 2017 due to which the results were delayed.
The answer sheets are sent back to the board of education overseeing the certifications. The CBSE board has eighteen regional offices for different states where the correction would occur under. The Revaluation center are given to teachers by the Regional office Which would be used for the Revaluation for all the Papers. After Board Exam has concluded, the Revaluation would start and The Revaluation process would goes for 40-50 days. Foreign papers are sent to the Delhi East Regional office of the NCT (National Capital Territory) of India which is in New Delhi .Government of India have planned to set up New Regional office in Dubai, UAE to cater the needs of NRI and Indians living in UAE with the Help from Government of United Arab Emirates. Papers are evaluated based on examples of ideal answers key. During Revaluation a false roll no. is attached to the answer-sheet before evaluation. Once the answers have been evaluated, the identity numbers are matched to the actual roll no. (and identity) of the candidate. This is so that no bias takes place on part of the examiner regarding the background, name, appearance, religion or community of the candidate.
The board then issues an official grade/score report for the exam to the candidate, as well as a certificate of completion in the case of the HSC exam. Students only see their final grades and do not receive their graded answer sheets. The students can however opt to receive their graded answer sheets only after paying a small sum. Additionally the student can also opt for re-evaluation after paying another amount.
The results can be obtained in person or online. Due to the influx of students, the site may slow down or crash all together.
The Class 10th and 12th of batch 2023-24 result was declared on 13 May 2024 for 2024 CBSE board Exam. For Academic Year 2024-25 it would be planned to be Released between 10 May till 20 May based on the Release History.