Class 10, 12 board exams: Students can appear twice in a year from 2025-26, says Education Minister

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CBSE Board Exam 2024: Class 10, 12 exams begins today amid farmers protest The education minister was speaking at an event in Chhattisgarh. The union minister on Monday launched the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Chhattisgarh under which 211 schools of the state will be upgraded.

In the first phase of the PM SHRI scheme, 211 schools (193 elementary level and 18 secondary ones) will be upgraded in Chhattisgarh on a 'hub and spoke' model by spending ₹2 crore on each of them, the Union minister said. Under the model, the mentor institution, called the 'hub', will be centralised and have the responsibility of guiding the mentee institution through the secondary branches, the 'spoke', via services provided to the mentee for self-improvement.

CBSE 10th 12th exams 2024: 5 time management tips to ace your examinations As per a request made by Chhattisgarh's School and Higher Education Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, more secondary and higher secondary schools will be covered under the scheme in its next phase, Pradhan said. Meanwhile, the class 10 and 12 exams for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) began on 15 February across the country and 26 other countries.

As per the CBSE, this year, more than 39 lakh students from India and 26 other countries will take the exam. The board examinations for Class 10 will conclude on March 13, 2024, and Class 12 board exams will finish on April 2.