India, Feb. 15 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will kick off the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams for the 2024-25 academic year on Saturday, February 15, with more than 42 lakh students set to appear for the examinations.

The CBSE Board exams 2025 will take place at 7,842 centres across India, as well as in 26 countries worldwide.

A total of 24,12,072 Class 10 students will take exams in 84 subjects, while 17,88,165 Class 12 students will appear for exams across 120 subjects, according to data shared by the CBSE.

The total number of students appearing for the Board exams in 2025 stands at 42,00,237, marking an increase of 3,14,695 students compared to last year's total of 38,85,542.

On the first day of the CBSE Boa...