CHSE Announces Tentative +2 Exam Schedule for 2025; New Question Pattern

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha declared the tentative schedule for the annual Higher Secondary (+2) board examination next year. It is scheduled to start on February 15, 2025.

The CHSE has come up with the date in advance to motivate the students and educational institutions to complete the course in time.

According to CHSE, the practical examinations are to be held place between December 26, 2024 and January 15, 2025. But the CHSE can revise the dates if necessary and any changes will be communicated to students through their schools and colleges, as well as it will be posted on the board’s website. The Board Chairman Prashant Kumar Parida made this announcement.

The CHSE has also brought in some changes in the exam pattern. In the +2 exams in 2025, students will have to appear for 80-mark theory exams instead of the usual 100 marks papers. To pass, students will have to score at least 24 marks, which is 30% of the total. The remaining 20 marks will be allocated for internal assessments. However, the internal marks will not be added to the theory marks to determine pass or fail.