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CBSE Opens LOC Window for Class 10 Second Board Exam in May 2026

The new two-exam policy requires school-led registration under fixed windows with online-only payments.

Overview

  • Phase one for List of Candidates runs March 18–31, with second and late windows opening after the main exam results, including a two-day slot from the seventh day with late fees.
  • Only students who appeared in the February–March exam are eligible, with up to three improvements allowed in science, mathematics, social science or languages, and the syllabus unchanged from the first exam.
  • Schools must submit LOCs on students’ behalf and finalize verified data by the portal’s 11:59:59 pm cut-offs; individual submissions are not accepted.
  • Fees are set at ₹320 per subject in India, ₹1,100 per subject in Nepal, and ₹2,200 per subject in other countries, with a ₹2,000 late fee per candidate and payment accepted online only.
  • Centres will be limited and cannot be changed once allotted, no new names or data corrections are permitted, subject changes are barred except limited cases in mathematics, and only previously approved CWSN facilities will apply.