And the countdown for CBSE Classes 10 and 12 students begins. The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, released the term 1 board examination date sheet on October 18. And according to it, the board examinations will begin on November 30. From the academic year 2021-2022 onwards, CBSE has shifted to the two-term board-exam pattern, following which many state boards are also deciding the same.
For Class 10, CBSE will begin the Term 1 board examination from November 30 and will continue till December 11. For Class 12, CBSE will begin the Term 1 board examination from December 1 and will continue till December 22.
Students will be able to collect their respective admit cards from their schools only. Students can check their respective date sheets on the official website of CBSE, i.e., cbse.gov.in, or on cbseacademic.nic.in.
About minor and major exams:
CBSE has divided Class 10 and 12 subjects into minor and major. The minor subject exams will be conducted before the major subjects at the respective schools of the students. However, each minor subject is not offered by every school. Therefore, schools will be grouped, and everyday minor subjects exams will be carried out.
For the major subjects, CBSE has released separate date sheets for Classes 10 and 12.
CBSE Class 10 date sheet for major subjects:
- English Language and Literature: Dec 11
- Hindi Course A: Dec 9
- Hindi Course B: Dec 9
- Mathematics Standard: Dec 4
- Mathematics Basic: Dec 4
- Science: Dec 2
- Social Science: Nov 30
- Computer Applications: Dec 8
- Home Science: Dec 3
CBSE Class 12 date sheet for major subjects:
Science stream
- English Core: Dec 3
- Hindi Core: Dec 16
- Hindi Elective: Dec 16
- Mathematics: Dec 6
- Physics: Dec 10
- Chemistry: Dec 14
- Biology: Dec 18
- Physical Education: Dec 7
- Computer Science (New): Dec 21
Commerce stream
- English Core: Dec 3
- Hindi Core: Dec 16
- Hindi Elective: Dec 16
- Mathematics: Dec 6
- Accountancy: Dec 13
- Business Studies: Dec 8
- Economics: Dec 15
- Informatics Practices (New): Dec 21
- Physical Education: Dec 7
Arts stream
- English Core: Dec 3
- Hindi Core: Dec 16
- Hindi Elective: Dec 16
- History: Dec 20
- Geography: Dec 9
- Political Science: Dec 17
- Economics: Dec 15
- Informatics Practices (New): Dec 21
- Physical Education: Dec 7
- Psychology: Dec 11
- Sociology: Dec 1
- Home Science: Dec 22
Important points to remember:
CBSE will offer 114 subjects in Class 12 and 75 subjects in Class 10. The board has decided that the subjects offered by it will be divided into two parts — major subjects and minor subjects.
The CBSE Term 1 exam will be of 90 minutes for each subject and MCQ-based. Students will get 20 minutes to read the paper instead of 15 minutes. The CBSE board exam will begin at 11:30 am instead of the usual 10:30 am.
The Term 2 exam will be held in the month of March-April 2022 and will have a mix of subjective and objective-type questions.
The CBSE board exam 2022 Term 1 results will be declared only in the form of marks in each subject. No student will be placed in the pass, compartment, and essential repeat categories after the first term exam. The final results will be declared after the CBSE Term 2 board exam is over.
