From 2025-26 Students to Have Option to Appear 10th & 12th Board Exams Twice a Year: Pradhan

New Delhi: From the academic session 2025-26, students will get an option of appearing for 10th and 12th class board examinations twice a year, said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday.

Speaking during the launch of the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Chhattisgarh on Monday, the Union Education Minister said, the objective of the new National Education Policy (NEP), unveiled in 2020, is to reduce the academic stress on students.

Under the NEP 2020, Pradhan said from the 2025-26 academic session, students will get an opportunity to appear for the 10th and 12th class board exams twice.

According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced by the Ministry of Education in August last year, board examinations will be held at least twice a year to enable them to perform well. They will also get the option to retain the best score.

Pradhan also spoke about the introduction of 10 bag-less days in school every year and engagement of students in art, culture and sports, among other activities.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s vision through the NEP is to keep students stress-free, enrich them with quality education, keep students linked with culture and prepare them for the future. This is the formula for making India a developed country by 2047,” he said.