CBSE issues guidelines for Class XII Supplementary Practical Exams; students asked to contact schools by July 27

Panchkula, July 23 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released comprehensive guidelines for the administration of the Class XII Supplementary Practical Examinations-2026.

Eligible students are instructed to contact their respective schools or examination centres by July 27 to obtain information regarding their practical examination schedules. The practical examinations are scheduled to take place from July 29 to August 4.

The Board said the guidelines apply to candidates placed in the Repeat in Practical (RP) and Repeat in Theory and Practical Both (RB) categories. Students in the RP category will have to appear only in the practical examination, with their earlier theory marks being retained. Those in the RB category ...