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Thursday, April 30, 2026
TopicBoard exam

Topic: Board exam

Leopards, landslides & 10-km trek couldn’t keep her out of school. Topper Babli has won a road to her village

Babli would wake up at 5 am each day and prepare to leave by 7 am to reach school in time. The route from her village, Maangan, to her school is fraught with dangers.

Board exams twice a year, removal of 3 streams, no written exams till Class 3: NCF draft for school education

Drawing heavily from NEP, National Curriculum Framework draft suggests major rejig in school system for students of Classes 10, 11 & 12. Proposals also suggest no assessment till Class 2

Internet ban, no bathroom breaks — Bengal aims to plug cheating, paper leaks during board exam

Mamata Banerjee's govt will impose a temporary Internet ban in seven districts to crack down on question paper leakage.

‘Don’t mislead students,’ board exams will be offline, rules Supreme Court

The court was hearing a plea that sought directions to authorities to consider other modes of assessment.

Embarrassed by series of blunders in Class 10 & 12 board papers, CBSE sets up review panel

A controversial reference to 'feminists' in a CBSE question paper Saturday resulted not only in social media criticism, but Parliament uproar. It's the third paper to stoke a row this month.

EntranceZone’s 10 stress-busting tips for students preparing for the Board exam

A student has to compete with lakhs of other students and score high in the exam. While this may lead to a lot of stress, it can be handled by following a few tips.  

Punjab Dalit topper’s real struggle will be at DU. Village roots vs Netflix culture

Jaspreet Kaur says she hadn’t heard of Miranda House in Delhi University, one of the colleges the Punjab Boards topper has applied to.

From 2019, easier Class X math board exam for those who want to dump subject in Class XI

CBSE will set papers at two difficulty levels: Mathematics standard, the kind students currently face, and mathematics basic.

What happened to students who topped CBSE ten years ago?

Being a topper helps for a while. But it also comes with added pressure to stay on top.

Blinded by pellet shots in 2016, Kashmiri teen Insha Mushtaq shines in Class 10 exams

Insha Mushtaq (16) was sitting in her home at Shopian in July 2016 when a barrage of pellets fired by security personnel hit her, leaving her fully blind.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.