The Examination Controller, Sanyam Bhardwaj, announced that the board exams for Classes 10 and 12 of the 2024-25 academic session will take place starting from February 15 next year, as reported by the news agency PTI. Bhardwaj further stated, “The decision has been made to hold the 2025 exams commencing on February 15, 2025.’
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exam results for classes 10 and 12 were announced on Monday. The pass percentage in Class 10 stood at 93.60, a rise of 0.48 percentage points from last year. The pass percentage in the Class 12 exam saw a marginal increase of 0.65 percentage points from last year to 87.98.
The CBSE has announced that there will be no merit list to “avoid unhealthy competition”. Officials said the board has also decided to scrap awarding first, second and third divisions based on students’ scores. “According to the earlier decision of the board to avoid unhealthy competition among students, the CBSE has not published the merit list. However, the board will issue merit certificates to 0.1 per cent of students who have scored the highest marks in the various subjects,” said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.