The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday asked schools to submit by March 31 a tentative list of candidates who would like to appear for the second board examinations to be held for class 10 students in May, saying the candidates would have to pay the requisite examination fees only after the results are declared.
A CBSE circular said the first list of candidates, or LOC, would help CBSE give a sense of the number of students who would like to appear for the second round of examinations and the subjects in which they want to appear.
To be sure, only students who appeared in the first board exam held between February 18 and March 11, are eligible to appear for the second 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,” CBSE exam controller Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj said in the circular.
Students who have not appeared in three or more subjects in the first examination are not eligible to appear in the second examination.
The second board examination for Class 10 students will be conducted under the same syllabus as the first.
According to the CBSE schedule, schools must submit the list of candidates for the second exam to CBSE from March 18 to March 31.
Once the results are declared, students will have five more days to register for the second board examinations in the second phase and pay the fee. Those who miss this deadline will get two more days in the third phase to register, but will have to pay a late fee of ₹2,000.
For students in India, the fee is ₹320 per subject ( ₹960 for three subjects). In Nepal, the fee is ₹1,100 per subject ( ₹3,300 for three subjects), while students in other countries pay ₹2,200 per subject ( ₹6,600 for three subjects).
In its circular, CBSE told principals to ensure timely compliance with the timeline so that the board can make “foolproof preparations for the examination”.
Schools have also been advised to guide students about the rules and the “use of this facility only in dire need”.
The board also clarified that no new candidates will be added after the LOC for the second examination is submitted.
It also said that subject change will not be permitted between the two exams, except as allowed under policy in the case of Mathematics.
Students placed in the compartment category will be allowed to appear, but will have to submit their LOC afresh. The board also noted that “examination centres would be limited in number” and once allotted, centres will not be changed.
There will be no provision to improve internal assessment marks as “it is a yearlong exercise”, the circular added.
