New Delhi: As many as 9.25 lakh candidates
will be appearing in CBSE class X examination beginning
March 3 across the country under the new grading system.
More than 6.99 lakh candidates will also take their
class XII examination which start on the same day.
According to CBSE, the number of students appearing
for the class X examination is 8.65 per cent more than last
year. Among the candidates, 5,33,715 are boys and 3,68,802 are
girls.
The examination will be held in 12,303 schools and
centres across the country, the Board said in a release.
The class XII examination will see a 8.80 per cent
increase in number of students sitting for the examination.
The Board has for the first time decided to provide
class X question papers of Mathematics and Science for blind
candidates.
In Delhi, 2.47 students will sit for the class X
examination, and 1.99 lakh will sit for the class XII
examination. This is an increase of 6.32 per cent and 9.28 per
cent respectively compared to last year.
There would be 13,311 students appearing for the class
X examination in 56 foreign centres and 8,596 candidates
appearing for the class XII examination in 45 foreign centres.
-PTI