
CBSE Board Exam 2025: The Central Board of Secondary Exam (CBSE) has released an important notice for class 10th, and 12th board exam 2025. According to the notice, the board has asked schools to inform students about the rules and regulations of the exam before the commencement of the exams.
''The official notice states that conducting a large-scale examination like this requires full compliance with CBSE's instructions. To ensure fairness, the Board has formulated detailed 'Unfair Means Rules', which must be communicated to every student appearing for this year's board exam. The Board has directed school heads to sensitize their students and create awareness about the prohibition of unfair practices in exam halls/centres.''
Guidelines for schools
The board has released the following guidelines for schools:-
- Please tread the UFM guidelines, and penalties that can be imposed
- Brief the students about examination ethics, and the penalties. Also, inform them that they should not believe rumours and not indulge themselves in spreading rumors affecting smooth conduct of examinations.
- Brief the parent also about examination ethics and penalties.
- Remind the student on the day of examination also to ensure that they are not carrying any barred item to the exam centre.
- Deployed officials on examination duty be also briefed.
- The official notice reads, ''You are aware that CBSE has also implemented the CCTV policy whereby all exam rooms/halls at each exam centre are equipped with CCTV which is being manned by Assistant Superintendent (CCTV monitoring) at each exam centre.
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CCTV to be installed
The official notice reads, ''You are aware that CBSE has also implemented the CCTV policy whereby all exam rooms/halls at each exam centre are equipped with CCTV which is being manned by Assistant Superintendent (CCTV monitoring) at each exam centre.
Permitted and barred items and dress Code
Students will be subjected to extensive and compulsory physical frisking before entering the examination centre. The following is a list of items that are permitted and
barred from taking to the Examination Centres:
List of permitted items
- Admit Card &School Identity Card (for regular students)
- Admit Card & Any Govt. Issued Photo Identity Proof (for Pvt. Students)
- Stationery items i.e., Transparent Pouch, Geometry/Pencil Box, Blue/Royal Blue Ink/Ball Point/Gel Pen, Scale, Writing Pad, Eraser
- Analogue Watch, Transparent Water Bottle.
- Metro Card, Bus Pass, Money
List of Barred items
- Any stationery item - such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, Calculator (Students with Learning Disability i.e. Dyscalculia are permitted to use Calculator as per Circular No. CBSE/COORD/2020 dated 20.01.2020 and are provided the same by Exam centre), Pen Drives, Calculator, Log Table (shall be provided by the centres), Electronic Pen/ Scanner, etc.
- Any communication device - such as Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health Band, Smart Watch, Camera, etc.
- Other items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Pouches, etc.
- Any eatable item opened or packed, except for diabetic students.
- Any other item which could be used for unfair means.
- Use of the above or similar items will be treated under the “Unfair Means” category and will attract punishment as per rules.
Dress code
- For Regular Students - School Uniform
- For Private Students - Light Clothes
CBSE board 2025 exam schedule
According to the official notice, the CBSE 10th exam 2025 will be conducted between February 15 and 18 March, and the Class 12th exam 2025 from 15 February 2025 to 4 April 2025. The exams for private and regular students will be conducted on the above-mentioned schedule. This year, about 44 lakh students will appear for the exam.