CBSE Date Sheet 2024 Class 10, 12: Major changes announced by Board regarding CBSE 10th, 12th Exams
CBSE Date Sheet 2024 Class 10, 12 Released, let us talk about some of the major changes announced by CBSE this year. The Board has released a few important changes such as the removal of division, distinction, no declaration of percentage in CBSE Result 2024, removing the Accountancy answer books, and more.
CBSE Date Sheet 2024 RELEASED! The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exam 2024 from February 15 and conclude the same by April 2, 2024. CBSE Date Sheet 2024 Class 10, 12 has been released. Let us talk about some of the major changes announced by CBSE this year. The Board has released a few important changes such as the removal of division, distinction, no declaration of percentage in CBSE Result 2024, removing the Accountancy answer books, and more.
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CBSE 10th datesheet 2024 and CBSE date sheet 2024 Class 12 have been released. CBSE 10th board exam 2024 to be conducted from February 15 to March 13, 2024. Cbse 12th board exam 2024 to be conducted from February 15 to April 2, 2024. Read further to know all the major changes announced by the Board with respect to CBSE Board Exam 2024 Class 10, 12.
Given below is the exam structure of CBSE class 10 social science 2025. Students can refer to it to plan their preparation:
Section | No. of questions | Type of questions | Marks per question | Total weightage (marks) |
A | 20 | MCQs | 1 | 20 |
B | 4 | Very short answer type questions | 2 | 8 |
C | 5 | Short answer type questions | 3 | 15 |
D | 4 | Long answer type questions | 5 | 20 |
E | 3 | Case based questions | 4 | 12 |
F | 1 | Map based | 5 | 5 |
Total | 37 |
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| 80 |
CBSE released the CBSE 12th marking scheme 2026 for all subjects on the official website- cbseacademic.nic.in. The subject-wise CBSE Class 12 marking scheme can be downloaded by cliking on CBSE 12th exam pattern 2026. Students will get familiar with the exam pattern, duration of exam and the type of questions asked in exam from the marking scheme.
- No percentage declaration or announcement of overall division, distinction or aggregate in CBSE Result 2024
- No Answer Book in Accountancy
- Special arrangement to appear for CBSE Board Exam 2024 for students participating in sports events, Olympiad
- CBSE Boards exams twice a year, CBSE Results based on best score
- CBSE Class 10, 12 Sample Paper, Marking Scheme Released
- CBSE 10th 12th Date Sheet 2024 PDF DOWNLOAD Available Here
No percentage declaration or announcement of overall division, distinction or aggregate in CBSE Result 2024
No overall division, distinction or aggregate will be awarded to the students appearing for CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 exams 2024. The Board in an official notice informed that many stakeholders requested it to intimate the criteria for calculating the percentage of students appearing for CBSE 10th, 12th Board Exam 2024. The board clarified that it will neither calculate nor declare and inform the percentage of marks while announcing CBSE Class 10, 12 Result 2024.
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No Answer Book in Accountancy
With CBSE Board Exam 2024, the Board has removed the answer books that were provided in the subject of Accountancy. It further stated that the decision is taken based on the feedback received from stakeholders. This change will be applicable from the board exams 2023-24.
“It is informed that from Board Examination, 2024 CBSE based on feedback received from stakeholders has decided to do away with the Answer Books wherein tables were provided in the subject of Accountancy. From Examinations-2024, normal lines Answer Books as provided in other subjects in Class 12 will be provided in Accountancy subject also,” the official notification stated.
Here's the chapter-wise distribution of marks in CBSE 12th 2026. Students can click on the link provided to download the complete CBSE 12th Maths Exam pattern 2026.
Topic | Marks |
|---|---|
Relations & Functions | 08 |
Calculus | 35 |
Algebra | 10 |
Vectors & 3-Dimensional Geometry | 14 |
Linear Programming | 05 |
Probability | 08 |
CBSE will release the CBSE 10th, 12th exam pattern 2026 on the official website soon. The exam pattern shares the marking scheme, weightage to every topic, duration of exam and more. Students must know the CBSE exam pattern as this helps them form a strategy and to decide which question to solve first. To know the CBSE exams pattern 2026, students can click on the links below-
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Special arrangement to appear for CBSE Board Exam 2024 for students participating in sports events, Olympiad
In an official notice, the Board announced that special exams will be conducted for students participating in national or international sports events and international Olympiads who might not be able to appear for CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 exams 2024. Separate dates will be announced for these special CBSE Board Exams 2024.
However, no separate or special CBSE 2024 examination opportunity will be available for the compartment and practical exams. The Board has taken this decision to promote sports and other educational competitions among the youths.
This special assistance will only be given to those students who participate in the sports recognised by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and the Olympiad recognised by the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education (HBCSE).
CBSE Boards exams twice a year, CBSE Results based on best score
While announcing the new curriculum framework (NCF) as per National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the board exams will be conducted twice a year. During this, students will be allowed to retain the best score. Students can appear for a board exam in subjects they have completed and feel ready for. In addition, as per the NCF, Class 11 and 12 students will have to study two languages and at least one language must be an Indian language and choices of subjects will not be restricted to streams, students will get flexibility to choose.
CBSE Class 10, 12 Sample Paper, Marking Scheme Released
Students prepping to appear for CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2024 and CBSE Class 12 Board Exams 2024 must note that the Board has released a total of 60 sample question papers for Class 10 and 77 for Class 12. Students can check and download the CBSE 10th Sample Paper and Marking Scheme as well as CBSE 12th sample paper and marking scheme from the official website, i.e. cbseacademic.nic.in. The answers are available in the marking scheme along with marks for each answer.
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You can refer to the pattern listed below for CBSE 10th Science exam 2025:
CBSE Class 10 Science 2025: Topic-wise Weightage
Unit and Topic
Weightage (marks)
Unit 1: Chemical Substances: Nature and Behaviour
25
Unit 2: World of Living
25
Unit 3: Natural Phenomena
12
Unit 4: Effects of Current
13
Unit 5: Natural Resources
5
TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)
80
TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)
20
GRAND TOTAL
100