The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) begins its 2025 board examinations on Saturday, with over 42 lakh students set to appear across 7,842 examination centers in India and 26 countries worldwide.
As per the data provided by CBSE, 24,12,072 students will appear for the Class 10 examination in 84 subjects and 17,88,165 students will appear for the Class 12 examination in 120 subjects. This represented a sharp jump of 3,14,695 students over last year's 38,85,542 candidates.
Exam schedule and guidelines
On the first day, Class 10 students will write the English (Communicative) and English (Language and Literature) papers, whereas Class 12 students will write the entrepreneurship paper. The exams will be held from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM with strict entry rules.
Strict entry rules for students
- Students should report prior to 10:00 AM, as late admission is not allowed.
- Students should not exit the exam room prior to 1:30 PM.
- Regular students are required to bring admit cards and school ID cards, whereas private candidates are required to bring a government-issued photo ID.
- School uniforms are required for regular students, whereas private candidates are advised to wear light-colored clothes.
Forbidden items in exam centres
The CBSE has strictly banned the following items within the exam centers:
- Mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, smartwatches, earphones, microphones
- Wallets, handbags, goggles, pouches
Improved security with CCTV monitoring
In order to conduct fair and transparent exams, CCTV surveillance has been installed in all the exam centres by CBSE.
- There will be 24 students in each room with two invigilators per room.
- CCTV footage will be monitored by assistant superintendents for every 10 rooms.
- Schools that do not produce CCTV footage as requested will be held responsible for unfair practice.
CBSE's commitment to fair exams
The CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh, highlighted the board's focus on safe and honest examinations. “From model question papers to secure transportation of actual question papers, every measure has been taken to ensure smooth conduct,” he said, wishing students success without pressure.
Updated marks verification and re-evaluation process
The CBSE has made its process of mark verification more streamlined so that students can:
- Ask for photocopies of their answer books.
- Apply for mark verification or re-evaluation based on their scrutiny.
CBSE board exams 2025: Fast facts
- Total students appearing: 42,00,237
- Class 10 students: 24,12,072 (84 subjects)
- Class 12 students: 17,88,165 (120 subjects)
- Total subjects offered: 204
- Total schools participating: Over 30,000
- Examination centres: 7,842
- Total exam rooms required: 10,50,059
- Weight of answer books: 1,512 metric tons
- Weight of question papers: 1,500 metric tons
- Assistant superintendents deployed: 2,10,012
- Evaluators required: 11,45,519
The CBSE Board Exams 2025 will be finished on March 18 for Class 10 and April 4 for Class 12. The Board continues to be committed to maintaining the highest standards of security and fairness for students in India and beyond.
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