While the practical exams are scheduled to start from January 1, 2024, the theory exam for both classes will start from February 15, 2024.

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to conduct the board exams for students of classes 10 and 12 early next year. While the practical exams are scheduled to start from January 1, 2024 for both the classes, the theory examination for both classes will start from February 15, 2024. 

Ahead of the board exams, here is a look at the major decisions taken by the board this year:


Marking scheme for theory and practical exams: CBSE announced marking scheme for classes 10 and 12 board exams for both theory and practical. As per the scheme, the maximum marks allotted to each subject is 100 with marks distribution among theory, practical, project and internal assessment components. The marking scheme has been given for 83 subjects for class 10 and 121 subjects for class 12.