CBSE 10th Phase 2 Exam 2026: Result OUT, Date Sheet, Answer Key & Question Paper

CBSE 10th Second Board Result 2026 was announced on July 18 by CBSE. The link to download the second board result is made available at cbse.gov.in and cbseresults.nic.in. Students can check their results by logging with required details. Read below for more details on CBSE 10th Second Board Exam 2026.

CBSE 10th Second Board Exam 2026

CBSE 10th Second Board Exam 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced CBSE 10th second board result 2026. CBSE 2nd Board exam 2026 was conducted from May 15 to 21 for over 6 lakh students. The Board announced CBSE Second Board exam result 2026 on cbse.gov.in and cbseresults.nic.in. However, the direct link to check the result is provided on this page. Students can download their results by logging with required details. CBSE 10th compartment exam 2026 was conducted alongside the Phase 2 exam. 

CBSE 10th Phase 2 exam 2026 also serves as the exam for compartment categories and special cases, held in February to March 2026. Read below for more details on CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 exam 2026, including datesheet, syllabus, eligibility, LOC, exam pattern, etc.

CBSE Class 10 Second Phase Board Exam 2026

To reduce exam pressure and improve performance, CBSE decided to conduct two board exams as per National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 guidelines. To take the CBSE 10 th Phase 2 exam, students need to appear for the first board exam. They can improve their scores in three subjects. The exam centres are the same as the first board exams. First/Second examinations will also act as Supplementary examinations. No special examination will be conducted in any circumstances.

All the candidates will be issued passing documents after the CBSE Class 10 2nd Phase result. Students 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. Students who want to apply for re-evaluation of their first board exam marks can do so after second board exam.

CBSE 10th Phase 2 Exam 2026 Highlights

Some of the important highlights related to the CBSE 10th Class Second Board exam are given below.

CBSE 10th Second Board Syllabus 2026

Syllabus plays an important role in exam preparation. Students must be thorough with CBSE 10th syllabus. The syllabus for main and second board exams is the same. We have provided below the subject-wise syllabus.

CBSE 10th Maths Syllabus

CBSE 10th Science Syllabus

CBSE 10th Social Science Syllabus 2026

CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 Board Exam Time Table 2026

Date Sheet of Class 10 2026 CBSE Board for the Second Board exam was released by the Board.  Phase 2 serves as improvement exam. The CBSE 10th Class Phase 2 date sheet is given below.

Main Subjects

Additional Subjects

CBSE Second Board Exam Question Paper 2026

CBSE question paper for second board exam is available now. Students who are preparing for upcoming board exam can download the question paper to prepare for exam. Solving these students can know the question paper pattern.

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CBSE Second Board exam Maths question paper 2026

CBSE 10th Phase 2 Eligibility 2026

CBSE notified regarding the second board exam eligibility. The same is given below.

• The student must have appeared in at least 3 examinations in the CBSE Class 10 2026 first exam
• Must have passed Class 10 to appear in the improvement
• Those placed in the compartment category are eligible for the CBSE 10th Phase 2 exam 2026
• Students must have passed Class 10 by replacing the 6th subject
• Placed under UFM category 1 (if otherwise eligible)
• Students placed in the CBSE Class 10 compartment category in the 2025 examinations
• Any student who has not appeared in three or more subjects in the CBSE Class 10 2026 main exam is not eligible for the second board examination
• Improvement is allowed up to 3 main subjects out of Science, Mathematics, Social Science and language
• First/Third Chance Compartment
• Students under compartment and improvement category are eligible
• Improvement for the students passed by the replacement of the subject are also eligible
• Sports students who were given permission by the Board
• If a student has not appeared because of any reasons/ failed in three or more subjects in first exam then they are not eligible to appear for the Phase 2
• Students placed in the Essential Repeat category are not eligible. They are allowed next year in the CBSE Class 10 main examinations

CBSE 10th Class Phase 2 LOC

CBSE released guidelines for submission of List of Candidates (LOC) for Class 10 second board exam. LOC will be submitted by the schools for all desirous students. As the second board exam will be conducted for the first time, to know the correct figure of students who wish to appear in the Second Board Examinations and to also to know the subjects in which they wish to appear, CBSE released the schedule of submission of LOC. Students from the Middle East countries, where examinations have been cancelled, they can submit their LOC after declaration of result in Phase 2. The dates related to the submission of the LOC are given below.

CBSE 10th Phase 2 Exam Pattern 2026

The exam pattern for the second phase is the same as the first/main board exam. The board revised the CBSE Class 10 exam pattern. The new exam pattern focuses on balanced mix of competency-based, objective, and descriptive questions. It comprises both theory paper and internal assessments. CBSE Class 10 passing mark is 33% in each paper as well as in aggregate. The CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 syllabus 2026 is the same as the first board exam. The structure of CBSE 10 Second Board exam pattern is given below.

CBSE 10th Phase 2 Exam 2026: Points to Remember

Important details related to the CBSE Class 10 Phase 2 2026 exam are given below.

• All the students must appear in the first board exam
• 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
• If a student did not appear in three or more subjects in first examination, then they are not eligible to appear in the 2^nd Such students are allowed to appear in the main examination only next year in the month of February
• For students whose CBSE Class 10 result in the first examination is Compartment, such students are allowed to appear in the second examination under the same category
• Subject changes are not allowed from the first examination to the second examination. It is permitted in the case of Mathematics
• No correction in the student's data from first examination second examination is allowed
• There is no facility for improvement of performance in internal assessment, as it is a year-long exercise
• The marksheet cum passing certificate will have marks secured in the first and second exams, as well as the internal assessment and grades. The better of the two marks will also be mentioned
• A merit certificate will be issued after the CBSE 10 th Phase 2 exam
• Students who failed to pass from 1 to 5 subjects in 1st examination will be placed under the Improvement Category and will be allowed to appear in 2nd examination