CBSE Improvement Exam for 10th and 12th

CBSE has recently announced the Class 12th and 10th Results, and they have now offered students another chance to enhance their scorecards.  It’s another fantastic opportunity for students who are disappointed with their results, to improve their scores by taking the improvement exam. Candidates who are planning to take the CBSE Improvement Exam for classes 12th and 10th can get the CBSE Improvement Exam date sheet, exact schedule, and the latest updates, along with other important information in this blog.

Exam	CBSE Improvement Exam for 10th & 12th
Board Name	Central Board of Secondary Education [CBSE]
State	All India
Application mode	Online
Application Fee	200 INR/subject for all the candidates
Application Commencement	August 2023
Last Date to Apply	August 2023
Exam Date	August 2023
Exam Result	September/October 2023
Website	https://www.cbse.gov.in/

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What are CBSE Improvement Exams?

The scores obtained in the 12th result are pivotal for the entrance exams of professional degree courses and securing admission for higher studies be it in India or abroad. If you are not satisfied with the results and want to improve your scores for the board exams held for classes 10th and 12th, the CBSE improvement exam is the way to go for it. The exam can be taken for one or more subjects by students who have qualified for a subject but the scores are not up to the expectation. But those with a backlog first need to qualify for the subject to be able to appear in the improvement exam. The new scored marks will be considered as your result and that would reflect on your final mark sheet. 

Tentative Dates for 2023

Here are the tentative dates for the CBSE Improvement exam 2022 as per the exam dates of this year:

Particular	Tentative Dates
Availability of the Application forms	August 2023
Last Date to Apply	August 2023
CBSE Improvement Exam for Class 10th	August 2023
CBSE Improvement Exam for Class 12	August 2023
Declaration of Result for Both the Exams	September-October 2023

Application for CBSE Improvement Examination 2023

Application forms for CBSE Improvement Examination will be available at cbseonline.ernet.in and to fill it up, students will require the following details:

1. Roll Number
2. 5 digit School Number
3. Year of Examination
4. Center Number
5. Private Candidate of All India/Delhi Scheme
6. Select Class

Eligibility Criteria

The first and foremost step to appear for the improvement exam is to satisfy certain prerequisites that have been listed below: 

• Only those who appeared for their 10th and 12th exam through the CBSE board can appear for the improvement exam. A student who has qualified for the exam through the state or any other board except CBSE is not eligible.
• It is to be noted that you can take this exam for the five core subjects and not for an elective and that a student can appear for the test only once
• Candidates who have passed their exams not more than 2 years ago from the date of application can apply for the CBSE improvement exam.
• If a candidate has failed the theory subject but has qualified for the practical exam, he/she needs to appear for an improvement exam for the former while the marks for the practical exam will be counted from the earlier exam.
• If a student has failed to clear the practicals then it is mandatory to reappear for both the theory and practical tests. 

Subject Lists for CBSE Improvement Exam

The Improvement Exam for CBSE Class 12 will be held exclusively in the subjects listed below. The information for the Improvement Exam CBSE 2023 Class 10 will be released soon.

Subject Code	Subject Name
001	English Core
048	Physical Education
054	Business Studies
055	Accountancy
043	Chemistry
028	Political Science
044	Biology
030	Economics
039	Sociology
065	Informatics Prac. (New)
083	Computer Science (New)
041	Mathematics
002	Hindi Elective
302	Hindi Core
029	Geography
037	Psychology
064	Home Science
042	Physics
027	History

How to Apply for the CBSE Improvement Exam?

The student who is willing to give the CBSE improvement exam needs to visit this link and apply there. Here are the steps you need to follow to apply for the CBSE improvement exam online:

1. Candidates must go to the Central Board of Secondary Education official website, CBSE.nic.in, as well as www.cbseonline.ernet.in/pvtform/.
2. Now, on the Home Page, click the Apply Online to Improvement Exam option.
3. Candidates will next be prompted to provide their Roll Number and school name.
4. The candidate must next select the topic for which he or she wishes to take the Improvement Exam.
5. Candidates must now select a center for the examination of the offered options.
6. Fill out all of the requested information carefully.
7. Check the filled-in details thoroughly.
8. Then press the submit button.
9. Now the website will prompt you to make a payment. You may pay the Application Fee online or by bank challan.
10. Download the completed application form and print it for future reference.

CBSE Improvement Exam 2023 Application Fee

The application fee for the CBSE Improvement Exam for classes 10th and 12th is INR 200 per subject, for all the candidates. Fee payment can be carried out online, i.e. through a Debit Card/Credit Card/NEFT/RTGS or through bank challan. Tabulated below are the details related to examination fees:

Number of Subjects	Fee (in INR)
Exam Fee for five Subjects under All India Scheme. Exam Fee for Five Subjects under Delhi Scheme	600 400
Fee for additional six Subjects under the All India Scheme Fee for additional six Subjects under Delhi Scheme	250 150
Fee for the practical exam under the All India Scheme Fee for the practical exam under Delhi Scheme	40 25
Fee for two subjects for improvement under the All India Scheme Fee for two subjects for improvement under Delhi Scheme	550 320
Fee for three or more subjects for improvement under All India Scheme Fee for three or more subjects for improvement under Delhi Scheme	600 400
Exam Fee for overseas Candidate for five subject	3000
Fee for additional sixth Subject for foreign candidates	1000
Fee for the practical exam for a foreign candidate	125
Fee for two subjects for improvement for foreign candidates	2000
Fee for three or more subjects for improvement for foreign candidates	3000

Note: Fees can differ for candidates from outside India and on late submission, check the details here!

Procedure and Guidelines

After entering Roll No. and the name of the school, you can select the subjects for re-exam. The application fee for the improvement exam is 200 INR per subject which can be paid online on the website or at the bank via challan. It is important that you keep the following guidelines in mind while filling out the application form: 

• Ensure that you don’t wait until the last date to fill out the application form. Due to high traffic on the websites during the last hours, you might miss the deadline. 
• Though the fee charged for one improvement exam is 200 INR, fee amounts differ as per Delhi Scheme, Outside India, and for private candidates. Go through the official notification by CBSE before applying for the improvement exam.
• You will be provided with a separate admit card for the improvement exam so make sure you download the same from the CBSE website and go through the exam centre details on the same.

CBSE Improvement Exam Result and Marksheet

After successfully performing the test, the CBSE Improvement Exam results will be announced in the month of September or October 2023. Students who take the improvement test will receive simply a fresh mark sheet, not a new passing certificate.

Disadvantages of CBSE Improvement Exams

Listed below are some of the disadvantages of appearing for the CBSE improvement exams- 

• Those who are looking forward to enhancing their aggregate or all-over score by reappearing will have to wait an entire year to attempt the CBSE improvement exam.
• Since the candidates will be taking the exam again, there might be a possibility that instead of scoring more they score less than their previous exam. 
• For the next year, there can be a possibility that the examination board may alter the syllabus of the exam. 
• Stretching your preparation for a year-long candy mundane.
• There are possibilities that you may have to attempt a more difficult question paper than last year.
• In case the candidates score fewer marks in their CBSE improvement exam, the marks for the improvement exams will be mentioned on the mark sheet instead of the old marks.

Advantages of CBSE Improvement Exams 

Let us quickly go through some of the advantages of appearing in the CBSE improvement exam- 

• It is a perfect opportunity through which the candidates who have secured fewer marks can increase their aggregate. 
• In the next attempt, candidates can avoid committing the mistakes that were made earlier
• Sometimes, candidates tend to score low marks because of unavoidable circumstances. Thus, this is the perfect way in which they can cover up their marks.

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