Central Board of Secondary Education’s 10th-12th board examinations start from today, more than 43 lakh students appear.

Tezzbuzz Desk- The 10th and 12th board examinations of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are going to start from 17th February 2026. Just before the examination, the board has cautioned the students and parents to beware of misleading news like question paper leak and rumors spreading on internet media and trust only the official information.

According to board officials, a total of 43,67,870 students including class 10th and 12th will appear in the examination this year. These include 25,08,319 candidates of class 10th and 18,59,551 candidates of class 12th.

In class 10th, 14,08,546 boys and 10,99,773 girl students will appear for the exam. Whereas in class 12th, 10,27,552 boys and 8,31,999 girls will appear.

Class 10th examinations will be conducted in 83 subjects, while Class 12th examinations will be conducted in 120 subjects. 8,075 examination centers for class 10th and 7,574 for class 12th have been set up across the country.

In view of such a large number of candidates, the Board has made elaborate arrangements for the safe and smooth conduct of the examination. CBSE has clarified that every year some anti-social elements spread false claims of question paper leak on internet media, which creates unnecessary stress among the students.

The board has said that such viral question papers are completely misleading and have nothing to do with the confidentiality of the examination. Strict arrangements have been implemented at the examination centers to ensure monitoring, safe supply of question papers and confidentiality.

The Board has appealed to all stakeholders—students, parents and teachers—not to believe or further disseminate any unconfirmed information. Strict action will be taken under the rules against those who obstruct the examination process or spread misleading information.

For authentic information and official updates, students have been advised to contact the official website and regional offices of the board only.