CBSE to delay publishing class X and XII board result this year

CBSE may declare class X and XII results late this year

Published on: Apr 11, 2017 Author: Shreoshe Ghosh

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may declare the board exam results of class X and XII late this year. The CBSE Board exams for 2017-17 were delayed due to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.

Read: CBSE Class X Results 2017

A total of 16.67 lakh candidates from 16,354 schools across the country have appeared for Class X exam, while around 10.98 lakhs candidates from 10,677 schools are sitting for their Class XII exams.

Read: CBSE Class XII Time Table 2017

The CBSE board is trying its best to declare the Class X exam results before May 20 and the results for Class XII by the end of May. According to officials, delay occurs in publishing results mainly because the Board needs to wait for results from other regions. The maximum marks is 100 for each subject. Out of the total 100 marks, the theory exam will be of 50 marks, and 50 marks are allocated to internal assessment/practical examination. A candidate needs to score 33 per cent marks in both board exam and practical exam to pass the subject.

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Shreoshe has been into content writing for more than a year now. An animal lover since childhood, you can find her watching movies or playing with her pet cat, when she's not writing. She is also enthusiastic about cooking and enjoys trying her hand at new recipes often. She wishes to travel around the world someday and work for animal welfare.