New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has proposed a significant shift in its examination policy, outlining plans to conduct Class 10 board examinations twice in an academic year starting from 2026.

The draft policy, released on Tuesday, proposes conducting the first phase of exams from February 15 to March 7 with results to be announced on April 20, and the second phase from May 5 to 20 with results by May 30.

The draft scheme will require all students to take the complete set of their registered subjects in the first examination phase, with the second examination positioned either as an improvement opportunity for those who passed but want better scores, or as a necessary follow-up for those who failed ...