India, June 25 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday approved the norms for conducting board exams twice a year for Class 10, a move which is recommended in the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

This will allow Class 10 students to take the CBSE board exams twice in an academic session from 2026, news agency PTI reported. However, it will be mandatory for them to appear for the first phase in February, officials said.

They added that the second phase, which will be scheduled in May, would be optional for students who wish to improve their performance.

CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj announced the approval and said, "The first phase will be conducted in February and second in May. The result...