CBSE has stated that Digilocker will serve as valid document for admissions in higher education institutions.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that it will discontinue issuing hard copies of Migration Certificates for Class 10 and Class 12 students from 2025 board examinations. Instead of hard copies, certificates will be provided digitally through Digilocker platform.
CBSE has stated that Digilocker will serve as valid document for admissions in higher education institutions.
The decision follows a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive advising all universities and colleges to accept degree certificates, marksheets, and other educational records from Digilocker as authentic document.
CBSE circular reads: "CBSE had decided that from 2025 examinations onwards, hard copy of Migration Certificate will not be issued to the students of Class XII and Class X. However, a digital copy of the Migration Certificate will be issued by the CBSE in Digilocker of the candidate which could be used by the students for admission to higher educational institutions. The fee charged by the CBSE for issuing the Migration Certificate would also not be charged."
CBSE in statement has also confirmed that no fee will be charged for digital Migration Certificate. However, during transition period, students who still require a physical copy can apply for it through the Duplicate Academic Document System available on CBSE website.
According to the board, only 38,386 students out of 17,04,367 who appeared in the Class 12 examinations in 2025 applied for a hard copy of the Migration Certificate.
The digital move is part of CBSE’s broader effort to promote paperless governance and easy access to verified academic documents via Digilocker.
CBSE released the final CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2026 for Phase 1 and 2 exams in Oct 2025 on the official website. Students can click on the link provided to check the detailed date sheet.
The CBSE Class 10 exams 2026 Phase 1 shall be conducted between February 17 and March 10, 2026. Phase 2 of CBSE 10 class exams 2026 will be conducted between May 15 and June 1, 2026.
CBSE will conduct CBSE 12th exams 2026 between February 17 and April 9, 2026. The CBSE 12th Science exams 2026 will be held between February 20 and March 27, 2026. The Board released the CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 in October 2025. Check the dates for CBSE Class 12 Science below:
Date |
Subject |
|---|---|
20-Feb-2026 |
Physics |
28-Feb-2026 |
Chemistry |
9-Mar-2026 |
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics |
12-Mar-2026 |
English elective, English core |
17-Feb-2026 |
Biotechnology |
27-Mar-2026 |
Biology |
Students can click on CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 to check the detailed CBSE Class 12 date sheet.
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CBSE will conduct the CBSE Class 12 Physics exams 2026 on February 20, 2026. The Board released the CBSE date sheet 2026 in October 2025. You can click on CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 to check the Class 12 exam dates for all subjects.