By CBSE conducted its Class 12 compartment exam today, July 28, in a single shift for students across the country.
The exam covered 1.89 lakh students who had been placed in the compartment category this year.
Major academic subjects ran from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Skill and elective subjects such as Painting, Yoga, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Hindustani Music were held in a shorter slot, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Candidates were allowed to appear in only one compartment subject this year.
The exam followed the board’s earlier release of admit cards, which students had to carry to their exam centres along with a valid photo ID.
Results are expected once the wider supplementary exam schedule, running from July 29 to August 4 for other categories, is completed.
Students who clear their compartment paper will have their results reflected as a pass for the academic year, allowing them to proceed with admissions to undergraduate courses or other next steps without further delay.
The compartment system applies only to students who failed to clear one subject in their original Class 12 board examination, with those who fell short in more than one subject required to reappear for the full set of papers in a subsequent academic year instead.
CBSE has typically declared compartment exam results within a few weeks of the exam being held, giving affected students clarity on their academic status well before most undergraduate admission cycles conclude for the year.
Candidates were advised to reach their exam centres well ahead of the reporting time specified on their admit cards, in keeping with CBSE’s standard exam-day guidelines followed for both main and compartment examinations.
The compartment exam gives students who fell short in one subject during the main Class 12 board exams a chance to clear that paper without having to repeat the entire academic year, a system CBSE has followed for decades.
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