Chandigarh, April 27 -- As many as 1,752 students across government schools in Chandigarh have registered for the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) Class 10 second board examination, scheduled to begin May 15, according to data from the UT education department, with the Maths paper on the opening day carrying particular weight after the subject's Basic variant drew sharp criticism during the main examination in March.

The second board, a first time reform this academic cycle under which CBSE allows students to retain their best score across two attempts, start with Mathematics. Students who appeared for Mathematics Standard may opt for Mathematics Basic in this attempt, and vice versa, an option that has assumed added signifi...