The country’s largest school board, the Central Board of Secondary Education, has started the board examinations for class 10th and 12th from today. Like every year, this time too there was a hustle and bustle of students and parents outside the examination centres. According to the data, more than 43 lakh students are appearing for the examination in this session, which includes approximately 24 lakh boys and 19 lakh girl students. The board had finalized the preparations related to security, monitoring and evaluation even before the commencement of the examination.

Large number of students in 10th-12th, thousands of examination centers active

This year, about 25 lakh students are registered in class 10th and about 18.5 lakh students are registered in class 12th. If we look at the gender-based figures, about 14 lakh boys and 10.9 lakh girls are appearing in the 10th class examination. Whereas 10.2 lakh boys and 8.3 lakh girl students are appearing in class 12th.

8,074 centers for class 10th and 7,574 centers for class 12th have been created to conduct the examinations. Class 10th exams will continue till March 10, while Class 12th exams will end on April 10. In view of organizing the examination on such a large scale, the administrative machinery is also fully active.

Challenge on the very first day, start 10th with mathematics

This time some changes have also been seen in the examination schedule. Mathematics paper has been set for class 10th students on the very first day, which is generally considered a relatively difficult subject. Earlier this paper was held in the middle or final stage, but this time the schedule has been changed.

Whereas for class 12th students, exams for subjects like Biotechnology, Business Studies and Entrepreneurship have been scheduled on the initial day. Admit cards have already been issued by the board to appear in the examination and schools have given guidelines to the students.

Strictness in rules, special emphasis on time and dress code.

The board has issued clear instructions regarding examination discipline. The gates of the examination center will be closed at 10 am and students arriving after that will not be allowed entry. Therefore, students have been advised to reach the center before time.

Under the dress code, it is mandatory for regular students to come in school uniform. Private candidates have been allowed to wear simple and light colored clothes.

New system for checking copies, step towards digital evaluation

This time the 12th answer sheets will be evaluated through ‘on-screen marking’ system. That is, the copies will be scanned and made available to the teachers through digital medium, so that the investigation process can be more transparent and systematic.

Double chance for 10th class students

A special thing about this session is that 10th class students are being given the opportunity to appear in the board examination twice. This step is being seen as reducing exam pressure on students and giving them a chance to perform better.

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CBSE conducts class 10 board examination for lakhs of students every year. The new pattern of board exams is going to be implemented from 2026, in which the exam will be conducted twice a year. That is, students will now be able to take the exam not just once but in two sessions in a year. The first session will be held from February to March and the second session will be held in May. Due to this change, the importance of the admit card for students and parents has increased even more.

Admit card, also known as hall ticket, is an essential document for every student. Without this no student can appear in the examination. It contains student’s name, roll number, examination centre, subject, examination date and other important information. Therefore, it is very important to receive it on time and correctly check the information given in it.

10th board exam in 2026

CBSE 10th exam will be conducted in two sessions in 2026. In which the first session is possible from 17 February to 11 March 2026 and the second session is possible from 15 May to 1 June 2026. The admit card for the first session is likely to be released in the last week of January 2026. The admit card for the second session can be released by the end of April.

CBSE 10th Admit Card 2026 Important Information

On the admit card, you get all the information like name and roll number of the student, date of birth, name of father or mother/guardian, name and subject of the examination, exam date, name and address of the examination centre, category of CWSN. Students are advised to check all the details carefully when they receive the admit card. If you notice any mistakes, contact your school immediately so that they can be corrected.

How to download hall ticket pdf

1. It is easy to download CBSE 10th Hall Ticket PDF. For this visit the official website of CBSE www.cbse.gov.in Go to.

2. InFocus tab will be found on the homepage of the website, click on it.

3. Link to admit card, LOC and center material for board exam 2026 will be available in InFocus. Click on it.

4. Enter the user ID and password given by the board to you or your school. In which for regular students, these details will be available from the school and for private students, the login details will be given at the time of their registration.

5. Now type the security PIN (CAPTCHA) that appears on the screen correctly.

6. After entering user ID, password and PIN, click on Login.

7. After login your admit card will appear on the screen.

8. Download the card as PDF, take at least 2-3 printouts and keep it safe.

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