As per the earlier notification from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the application deadline for the improvement exam is August 15. The CBSE has already said that the students who are not satisfied with their marks can appear for the optional exams. Hence, the students can apply for the exams by visiting its official website cbse.gov.in.


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Notably, the CBSE had already declared the board exam results for students of classes 10 and 12 on July 30 and August 3 respectively. It must be noted that the exams this year were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the results were declared based on candidates’ performance in previous years.


If some students, who have applied for the optional CBSE Board Exam 2021, fail to appear in one or more subjects, then his or her result will be prepared based on the marks scored in the previous exams. 


As per the earlier notification, the optional exams will begin from August 25 and continue till September 15. This time, nearly 35 lakh students had registered for the CBSE board exams. It is expected that at least 30 per cent of the total registered students will appear for CBSE 10th 12th Offline Optional Exam 2021.


 


CBSE Board Optional Exams 2021: Time table for Class 10 exam


August 25  – Information Technology


August 27 – English Language and Literature


August 31 – Social Science


September 2 – Hindi Course-1, Hindi Course – B


September 3 – Home Science


September 4 – Science Theory


September 7 – Computer Applications


September 8 – Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic


 


CBSE Board Optional Exams 2021: Timetable for Class 12 exams


August 25: English Core


August 26: Business Studies


August 27: Political Science


August 28: Physical Education


August 31: Accountancy


September 1: Economics


September 2: Sociology


September 3: Chemistry


September 4: Psychology


September 6: Biology


September 7: Hindi Elective, Hindi Core


September 8: Informatics Prac (New), Computer Science (New)


September 9: Physics


September 11: Geography


September 13: Mathematics


September 14: History


September 15: Home Science


CBSE makes major announcement on students who fail to appear for exam


 


CBSE Offline Optional Exam 2021: Important Dates


1. Students should register for improvement exams by August 15, 2021


2. The exams will start after 10 days of registration closing date that is August 25, 2021


3. The last exam will be conducted on September 15, 2021


The CBSE has made a big announcement for students who fail to appear in the exams and said the earlier marks will be considered for such students. This has been mentioned in the official notification released by CBSE on August 11, 2021. The notification reads, “This is to clarify that in case a student, who has applied for the optional examination, decides not to appear in the exam in one or more subjects and is marked absent. his/her previous result will hold good in these subjects and his/her result will be revised on the basis of marks awarded in the subjects in which the student appeared for examination”.