Several states across that nation have announced the board exams 2021 dates. While Bihar has already started with its Class 12 board exams on February 1, the other states will be holding exams in March and April. Few states have also postponed their exams to May and June in view of the lack of offline classes last year due to COVID-19. In a latest, Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has announced Class 10 and 12 board exams dates. The UP Board Class 10 board exams will begin on April 24, and it will be continued till May 10, while the UP Board Class 12 exams will commence on April 24 and end on May 12. Both Class 10 and 12 UP board exams will begin with Hindi paper.
Over 56 lakh students – 29,94,312 in Class 10 and 26,09,501 in Class 12 – will appear for the exams this year, as per data shared by UPMSP.
Meanwhile, the CBSE date sheets for Class 10 and Class 12 were also announced. CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board exams will begin on May 4. The last CBSE Class 10 board exam will be on May 31 and the last CBSE Class 12 board exam will be on June 11.
For the benefit of the students of Classes 10 and 12, several states have also announced the reopening of their schools especially to help them prepare for their board examinations.
Several states have announced their respective COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to reopen their schools and conduct the board exams. They will hold the exams in pen-and-paper mode.
The full schedule for state board examinations 2021 that have been released till now has been given below-
States | Practical Exams Class 10 | Practical Exams Class 12 | Theoretical Exam Class 10 | Theoretical Exam Class 12 |
Haryana | Not announced | Not announced | April 20 to May 31 | April 20 to May 31 |
Andhra Pradesh | March 31 to 24 April | March 31 to 24 April | June 7 to June 16 | May 6 to May 23 |
Assam | March 4 | March 4 | May 11 to June 1 | May 12 |
Bihar | January 9 to January 18 | January 9 to January 18 | February 17 to 24 | February 1 to 13 |
Chhattisgarh | April 15 | Not announced | April 19 to May 1 | May 3 to 24 |
Goa | April 1 to 24 | April 5 to 30 | April 26- May 15 | May 13 to 31 |
Gujarat | Not announced | March 30 (Science) | May 10 | May 10 |
Himachal Pradesh | April 13 | April 13 | April 13 to April 24 | April 13 to May 10 |
Jharkhand | April 6 | April 6 | May 4 | May 4 |
Karnataka | Not announced | Not announced | June 14 | May 2nd week |
Kerala | Not announced | Not announced | March 10 - 31 | Not announced |
Madhya Pradesh | 2nd week of February | 2nd week of February | April 30 | May 1 |
Maharashtra | April 9 to 28 | April 1 to 22 | April 29 to May 31 | April 23 to May 29 |
Meghalaya | March 23 to April 1 | March 23 to April 1 | April 19 | April 16 |
Odisha | April 27 to May 2 | April 29 to May 14 | May 3 to June 11 | May 3 to June 11 |
Punjab | March 1 | Not announced | April 9 | March 22 |
Telangana | Not announced | Not announced | May 17 to 26 | Not announced |
Tripura | Not announced | March 15 | May 19 | May 18 |
Uttar Pradesh | February 3 to 22 | February 3 to 22 | April 24 | April 24 |
Uttarakhand | April 3 to April 25 | April 3 to April 25 | May 4 to May 22 | May 4 to May 22 |
West Bengal | March 10 to March 31 | March 10 to March 31 | June 1 to 10 | June 15 to June 30 |
