CBSE New Passing Percentage - CBSE Board Exam 2018 Passing Marks Revised

A NEWS THAT RELIEFS ALL THE STUDENTS WHO ARE APPEARING FOR THE 10TH BOARD EXAMINATIONS.

CBSE has decided to relax mandatory separate pass mark criteria for class 10 students. The Board has decided to implement overall 33% pass mark criteria for this batch students only.

  New Delhi: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to relax mandatory separate pass mark criteria for class 10 students. The Board has decided to implement overall 33% pass mark criteria for this batch of students only. As a 'one time measure' for the candidates of this batch, the Board has decided to go soft on the pass marks as this batch is from a different assessment background while they were in class 9. As per the new relaxation in order to pass, a student has to secure total 33% (internal assessment and theory marks, taken together).

This is ought to bring relief to the students who will be appearing for the examination this year. This norm is also applicable for the additional subjects which comprise of internal assessment and theory exam.

On 30 January 2017, CBSE announced to restore class 10 board exam from the academic session 2017-2018. It was then the Board had introduced the mandatory separate pass mark criteria where students had to secure minimum 33% each in board exam and internal exam to pass.

This year, CISCE board has also relaxed pass mark for ICSE and ISC exams. According to the new rule, for ICSE exam or Class 10, the pass mark will be 33% and it will be 35% for ISC exam or Class 12. CISCE has considered undertaking such changes going on par with other boards in the country. 'The objective of this is to bring about a close conformity with other Boards in the country,' CISCE said in a notification.

So this can be a Holi gift for all the students appearing for 10th and 12th board exams by the Government.