The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will not give any overall division or distinction in the class 10 and 12 board examinations, a top official said on Friday, December 1, 2023. However, the board will continue to issue marks in each subject, with the higher education institution or employer concerned calculating the aggregate.

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"No overall division, distinction, or aggregate of marks shall be awarded. Also, if a candidate has offered more than five subjects, the decision to determine the best five subjects may be taken by the admitting institution or employer," CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.

According to Bhardwaj, the board does not compute, announce, or communicate the percentage of marks.

"If the percentage of marks is required for higher education or in employment, the calculation, if any, may be done by the admitting institution or employer," he said.

Previously, the CBSE discontinued the practice of releasing merit lists to minimise unhealthy competition.

The decision to not announce the merit list was taken in 2020 during the COVID-19-induced lockdown when the results were being announced using the average of marks secured by students in the exams. However, the board decided against resuming the practice in the post-pandemic years.
The board exams for classes 10 and 12 will begin from February 15, 2024, the CBSE had announced in May.

The Ministry of Education had earlier this year decided to announce exam schedules much in advance to sync the academic calendar and help students prepare for entrance exams.

However, the datesheet for the exams is yet to be announced.

More than 28,000 schools are affiliated with the CBSE in India and 26 other countries. More than 21 lakh candidates appeared for the CBSE class 10 examinations last year and over 16 lakh candidates for the class 12 board exams.

With PTI inputs