The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that, from 2026, Class 10 board exams will be conducted in two phases each year.
The first phase will take place in February–March, and the second in May. Students have the option to attend either one of the exams or both exams. The best score will be considered for their final result.
Both exam phases will cover the full academic syllabus, and students will be assigned the same examination centres for both.
Practical and internal assessments will be conducted only once a year, generally during the first exam phase.
The May session will serve as a replacement for the supplementary exam, removing the need for a separate improvement test later in the year.
This change is part of the broader education reforms under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which aims to reduce exam stress, offer students more flexibility, and encourage continuous learning over single high-stakes assessments.
The new approach also aligns with international models like the SAT system, where students can take exams multiple times to improve their performance.
