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CBSE Class 10, 12 Exam 2018 In March; Likely To Begin Post Holi Festival

Date sheet for the board examination is expected in January 2018.

CBSE Class 10, 12 Exam 2018 In March; Likely To Begin Post Holi Festival

CBSE Class 10, 12 Exam 2018 In March; Confirms Board

New Delhi: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has finally put an end to the ongoing speculation about early class 10 and 12 board examinations. The Board has made it official that CBSE class 10, 12 examination will begin in March 2018. Students, who have been waiting for the update and were eager to know the exam dates should atleast heave a sigh of relief as the examination is not beginning earlier than the usual dates. Last year, CBSE board examination had begun on 9 March. The date sheet was released on 9 January 2017.

CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exam 2018 Date Sheet Expected In January

In an official notification (dated 18 December 2017), CBSE has confirmed about conducting AISSE and AISSCE exam in March 2018. The Board has directed schools for nomination and deployment of regular teachers for the evaluation of answer scripts of secondary and senior secondary school certificate exam 2018. 'To ensure quality and error free evaluation of the answer booklets, the Board requires a large number of experience and trained teachers to complete the whole process in a time bound manner,' says the Board. Affiliated schools have been asked to upload the data of teachers before 5 January 2018 on the examination portal of the Board.

CBSE board exams are expected to begin after Holi. 'The exams are going to start after Holi, which is on March 2, 2018. Generally the exams start on March 1 or 2 provided they are not holidays. The 2018 exams are likely to start from March 5, which is a Monday, for both the classes," said a senior CBSE official to the Times of India.

CBSE will conduct the practical exams for AISSE and AISSCE in January 2018. CBSE To Conduct Practical Exams In January; Theory Exam Date Sheet Awaited

Contrary to the long time practice, the Board had proposed to conduct the examination early in order to ensure timely and quality assessment of the answer scripts. This stirred panic among students with the news going around that CBSE is planning to conduct board examination 2018 in February.

Brushing aside the reports of an early exam, CBSE confirmed that the proposal is still in a nascent stage.

Again, concern arose bringing Holi festival to the news, claiming that due to the festival there are chances that the board exams will  be held early.

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