Several states across the country have announced the board exam 2021 dates for both Classes 10 and 12. Bihar will be the first Indian state to conduct the board exams this year starting from February 1 followed by Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala and West Bengal.
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States including Odisha, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Chhattisgarh will be holding exams in April and May. Most of the states have released separate date sheets for Classes 10,12. Bihar had already started its practical exams on January 9.
Earlier on December 31, the Union Education Minister had announced the dates for Classes 10,12 board examinations. The practical exams will be conducted by the schools starting from March 1 while the theory papers will begin from May 4, 2021. The final CBSE Classes 10, 12 date sheet is yet to be released.
The states will be conducting the board exams 2021 in pen-and-paper mode while taking all the COVID-19 precautions. However, the process to register for examinations and releasing of admits cards is being done online.
The full schedule for state board examinations 2021 that has been released till now has been listed below:
States | Practical Exams Class 10 | Practical Exams Class 12 | Theoretical Exam Class 10 | Theoretical Exam Class 12 |
Assam | March 4-5 | March 4-5 | May 11 to June 1 | May 12 |
Bihar | January 9,18 | January 9,18 | February 17 to 24 | February 1 to 13 |
Chhattisgarh | Not announced | Not announced | April 15 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) | Not announced | Not announced |
Himachal Pradesh | April 15 to 30 | April 15 to 30 | May 4 | May 4 |
Jharkhand | Not announced | Not announced | March 9-26 | March 9-26 |
Karnataka | Not announced | Not announced | June 1st week | May 2nd week |
Kerala | Not announced | Not announced | March 10 - 31 | Not announced |
Maharashtra | April 9 to 28 | April 1 to 22 | April 29 to May 31 | April 23 to May 29 |
Odisha | April 27 to May 2 | April 29 to May 14 | May 3 to June 11 | May 3 to June 11 |
Punjab | March 1 | March 1 | April 9 | March 22 |
Uttar Pradesh | Not announced | February 3 to 12 | Not announced | Not announced |
West Bengal | March 10 - 31 | March 10 - 31 | June 1 to 10 | June 15 to June 2 |
