
The CBSE Board has officially announced its decision regarding the 15% reduction in the syllabus and the implementation of open book exams.
CBSE 2025 Board Exam Syllabus Updates: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a recent announcement on its official website concerning the syllabus for the upcoming 2025-2026 board examination session.
The board has made it clear that there will be no 15% reduction in the syllabus for the 2025-2026 session and has confirmed that there will be no alterations to the board examinations or the internal assessment system for this upcoming session.
CBSE Board has also announced that there will be no open-book examinations for any subjects during the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Is the CBSE Board Syllabus for 2025 Changing?
Recent reports indicated that Vikas Kumar Agarwal, the regional officer of CBSE in Bhopal, mentioned during a conference called “Bridging Gap” that a 15% reduction in the syllabus for Classes 10 and 12 was planned for 2025.
However, no official documentation has been released to support this claim. To address any uncertainty, CBSE Board issued a statement on November 14, 2024, affirming that there will be no changes—neither reductions nor additions—to the syllabus for the 2025 academic year. The syllabus for the board examinations for both 10th and 12th grades will remain unchanged.
The board has urged all students and educators to disregard any misleading information circulating online and to verify details directly with schools and official authorities.
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How to Access the CBSE 2025 Syllabus
To view and download the syllabus for the board examinations, candidates can follow these steps:
- Visit the official CBSE website.
- You will land on the homepage.
- Click on the “Curriculum” section.
- Choose the “Curriculum 2024-2025” option.
- You will be taken to a new page.
- Select the relevant board exam class and click on it.
- A PDF of the syllabus will be displayed on your screen.
The datasheet for the 2025 CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 exams has not been published by the board yet. Nevertheless, during the announcement of the 2024 session results, the board indicated that the exams are anticipated to start on February 15, 2025.