CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 Exam 2026: Registration Open, Eligibility, Last Date of Application
CBSE 10th Second Board Exam 2026 Phase 2
As per the recommendations of NEP
2020, CBSE has introduced the Two Board Examination Policy, notified on 25 June
2025. Under this policy, Class X students will be given an opportunity to
improve their performance in up to three subjects during the Second Board
Examinations scheduled in May 2026.
All the candidates will be issued
passing documents after the CBSE Class 10 2nd Phase result. Student not
qualified in the first/main board exam are allowed to take admission in class
11, and based on the result of the 2nd exam, the admission will be finalized. A
merit certificate will be issued after the CBSE class 10 2nd examination.
LOC Submission 1st Phase: 18.03.2026
to 31.03.2026
Examination Fee payment- 1st
Phase : Next day from the day declaration of results for 5 days
LOC Submission- 2nd Phase: Next
day from the day declaration of results for 5 days
Examination Fee payment- 2nd
Phase: Next day from the day of declaration of results for 5 days
LOC Submission- 3rd Phase with late
fee: 7th day from the day of declaration of results for 2 days
Examination Fee payment- 3rd Phase
with late fee: 7th day from the day of declaration of results for 2 days
Lines will be opened till 11.59.59
PM on last working day as per schedule given above.
Condition to appear in Second Board Examinations:
(a) It is mandatory for all the
students to appear in the first Board examination.
(b) All passed and eligible students
are allowed to improve their performance in any of the three subjects out of
Science, Mathematics, Social Science and languages.
(c) If a student has not appeared in
3 or more subjects in first examination, then s/he is not eligible to appear in
the 2nd examination. Such students are allowed to appear in the main
examination only next year in the month of February. Accordingly, they will not
able to submit LOC.
(d) For students whose result in the
first examination is Compartment, such students are allowed to appear in second
examination under Compartment Category.
(e) No new names will be added to
the LOC of the 2nd examination.
(f) Subject change are not allowed
from first examination to second examinations except permitted as per policy in
case of Mathematic.
(g) No correction in the student's
data from first examination second examination is allowed.
(h) Candidates who were registered
as CWSN candidate in the first examination will only be extended facilities as
provided by the CBSE. No new candidate is allowed under CWSN category in the
Second Board Examinations.
Improvement in Internal Assessment
There is no facility of improvement
of performance in internal assessment as it is a yearlong exercise.
Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in the Second Board
Examinations
The eligibility to appear in the
second examination is as follows:
(a) a student must have appeared in
at least 3 examinations in the first Examinations,
(b) Must have pass Class X for
appearing in improvement
(c) Placed in compartment
category.
(d) Passed Class X by replacing with
the 6th subject.
(e) Students placed under UFM
category 1 (if otherwise eligible).
(f) Students placed in Compartment
category in 2025 examinations.
(g) Any student who has not appeared
in 03 or more subjects in the 2026 Main examination is not eligible for the
Second Board Examination.
(h) Improvement category up to 3
main subjects out of Science, Mathematics, Social Science and language (i)
First/Third Chance Compartment
(j) Compartment + Improvement
(k) Improvement for the students
passed by the replacement of the subject.
(l) Sports students who were given
permission by the Board.
(m) If a student has not appeared
because of any reasons/ failed in 3 or more subjects in the First Examination
then he/she is not eligible to appear for the Second Board Examinations.
(n) Students placed in the ER
category are not eligible for the Second Board Examinations. They are allowed
next year in the main examinations.
