Common Exam of CBSE begins in Tamilnadu

Updated on: Friday, March 02, 2012

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) common exam for class X and XII begins in Tamil Nadu on March 1.

Across the country, more than 8 lakh students are taking the Class 12 exams this year, while 11.8 lakh are taking the class 10 exams.

In the Chennai zone, 69,825 students, including 7,847 from Tamil Nadu, are taking the Class 12 board exam this year.

Chennai zone comprises of CBSE schools from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Daman and Diu.

As for as Class X is concerned, 96,959 students are taking up the common exam in Chennai zone, however 55,366 students have opted for the school-based exam.

Last year, CBSE provided an option for class X students to choose between school-based assessment and board exams in an effort to ease down exam related stress. 

With 5,418 children opting for school exam in Tamil Nadu, 16,466 students are taking the boards.

This year, there is a marginal increase in the number of students with various disabilities like visual, orthopedic, hearing and speech impairments, and dyslexia.

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