Students can give 10th, 12th board exam twice from 2025-26

• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announces biannual 10th and 12th board exam options for students
• Starting from the academic session 2025-26, students will have the opportunity to sit for board examinations twice a year
• Decision aligns with the objectives outlined in the National Education Policy introduced in 2020

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announces that starting from the academic session 2025-26, students will have the opportunity to sit for 10th and 12th class board examinations twice a year. The move, aligned with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) introduced in 2020, aims to alleviate academic stress and provide students with more chances to excel academically.

Dharmendra Pradhan said "Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji's vision through the NEP is to keep students stress-free, enrich them with quality education, keep students linked with culture and prepare them for the future. This is the formula for making India a developed country by 2047."

“Education in Indian languages ​​lies at the core of the National Education Policy 2020. My expectation from the Government of Chhattisgarh is that they will implement all the dimensions of #NEP2020 including Kindergarten in letter and spirit from the next academic session,” the minister said in a post on X.