CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live Updates: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examinations entered their fourth day today. The Class 12 Physics paper is being held alongside six Class 10 papers, Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multimedia, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer, and Data Science, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
The exams began on February 17, with over 43 lakh students appearing, around 25 lakh in Class 10 and 18.5 lakh in Class 12. The examinations are being conducted across 8,074 centres for Class 10 and 7,574 centres for Class 12.
So far, Class 10 Mathematics (Basic and Standard) and Home Science papers have been conducted. For Class 12, papers held include Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand Hindi, Shorthand English, Physical Education, Engineering Graphics, Indian classical dance forms, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Odissi, and Kuchipudi, and Horticulture and Cost Accounting.
CBSE has advised students to reach examination centres well in advance, considering traffic conditions. Entry will close sharply at 10 AM, and all exams are being held in a single shift from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
Class 10 exams will conclude on March 10, while Class 12 exams will end on April 10. In total, students will appear for 83 subjects in Class 10 and 120 subjects in Class 12. Among the 25 lakh Class 10 candidates, approximately 14 lakh are boys and 10.9 lakh are girls. For Class 12, around 10.2 lakh boys and 8.3 lakh girls are appearing this year.
Additionally, CBSE has issued a clarification regarding Class 10 board examinations starting 2026. Students seeking permission to appear directly in the second board examination due to unavoidable reasons have been provided with clear eligibility guidelines.
Key points of the CBSE clarification include:
- Mandatory First Exam: All students must appear in the first board examination.
- Improvement Opportunity: Passed and eligible students may improve scores in up to three subjects, including Science, Mathematics, Social Science, and languages.
- "Essential Repeat" Category: Students missing three or more subjects in the first exam will be placed in the Essential Repeat category and can only appear in the main exam next year in February.
- Compartment Category: Students with a "Compartment" result in the first exam may appear in the second exam under the Compartment category.
- No Additional Subjects: After passing Class 10, students cannot appear in stand-alone additional subjects.
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CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: Class 12 Physics Paper Pattern Explained
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 Physics question paper will contain 33 questions in total. All questions are compulsory.
The paper is divided into five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D, and Section E.
- Section A comprises 16 questions, 12 multiple-choice questions and four assertion-reasoning questions, carrying one mark each.
- Section B includes five questions of two marks each.
- Section C consists of seven questions of three marks each.
- Section D contains two case study-based questions of four marks each.
- Section E includes three long-answer questions of five marks each.
CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: What are the CBSE rules for students appearing in the second board exam?
Students must appear in the first exam. Those missing three or more subjects fall under "Essential Repeat." Eligible students may improve scores in up to three subjects.
CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: When will the Class 10 and Class 12 exams conclude?
Class 10 exams end on March 10; Class 12 exams conclude on April 10.
CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: Which papers have been conducted so far for Class 10 and 12?
Class 10: Mathematics (Basic and Standard), Home Science. Class 12: Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Engineering Graphics, Physical Education, Indian classical dance forms, Horticulture, and Cost Accounting.
CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: How many students are appearing for CBSE exams this year?
Over 43 lakh students - around 25 lakh in Class 10 and 18.5 lakh in Class 12.
CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: When do today's CBSE exams start and end?
All exams are being held in a single shift from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Entry closes sharply at 10 AM.
CBSE Board Exams 2026 Live: Which papers are scheduled for CBSE today?
Class 12 Physics and six Class 10 papers - Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multi-Media, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer, and Data Science.