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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.

 

CBSE 10th Board Exam Phase 2

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.  

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