On Monday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated that starting with the 2025–2026 academic session, students would have the choice of taking the board examinations for grades 10 and 12 twice a year. Pradhan stated that the strategy intends to reduce academic stress and is in line with the objectives established in the National Education Policy (NEP) that was introduced in 2020.
He highlighted that biannual board exams are part of the NEP 2020, which would provide kids with lots of chances to do well in school.
In August of last year, the Ministry of Education released the New Curriculum Framework (NCF), which states that board examinations would take place at least twice a year to provide students the time and chance to do well. Additionally, they will have the choice to keep their top score.
Pradhan interacted with students at the event at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay auditorium in Raipur, assessing their response to the new test format and encouraging them to push themselves for their best performance during both exam sittings.
“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,” he said.