The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today published the news of a 15 percent reduction in the syllabus of board exams in 2025. While some news reports stated that there has been a significant reduction in class 10 and 12 syllabus, CBSE has issued a clarification against such fake news.
“Concerning the news regarding a 15% syllabus reduction for Class 10 and 12 under the 2025 board examinations by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the conduct of open-book exams in select subjects, which has been published on various online news portals and newspapers, please note that CBSE has not made any changes to its examination system or internal assessment system, nor has any official notification been issued in this regard. Therefore, CBSE refutes the aforementioned news.
The Board has not made any such policy decision. Any information regarding policy changes by the Board is issued only through the Board’s official website and circulars,” CBSE said in an official notice. In line with NEP 2020, the Education Ministry has asked the CBSE to prepare a proposal for holding two board exams per year. As recommended by the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE), the Government is considering scheduling a second board exam for Class 12 students in June of 2026, The Indian Express has learned.
As per the information released by CBSE in the past few months, the 2025 theory exams for classes 10 and 12 will start on February 15, 2025. However, a complete CBSE date sheet is awaited. Similarly, the practical exams, project works, and internal assessment for the 2024-25 academic session will be held from January 1, 2025, for all the CBSE-affiliated schools in India and abroad.
