CBSE’s Class 12 compartment exam was held today, July 28, in a single shift.

The exam involved 1.89 lakh students who had been placed in the compartment category this year.

Major academic subjects were scheduled from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Skill and elective subjects, including Painting, Yoga, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Hindustani Music, followed a shorter window, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Each student was permitted to appear in only one compartment subject.

The exam followed the earlier release of admit cards, which candidates needed to carry to their exam centres along with valid photo identification.

Results are expected to follow once the board’s broader supplementary exam window, running from July 29 to August 4 for other categories, concludes.

The compartment system applies only to students who failed to clear one subject in their original Class 12 board examination, with those who fell short in more than one subject required to reappear for the full set of papers in a subsequent academic year instead.

CBSE has typically declared compartment exam results within a few weeks of the exam being held, giving affected students clarity on their academic status well before most undergraduate admission cycles conclude for the year.

Candidates were advised to reach their exam centres well ahead of the reporting time specified on their admit cards, in keeping with CBSE’s standard exam-day guidelines followed for both main and compartment examinations.

The compartment exam gives students who fell short in one subject during the main Class 12 board exams a chance to clear that paper without having to repeat the entire academic year, a system CBSE has followed for decades.

CBSE had earlier released the compartment admit card for candidates, which was mandatory to carry to the exam centre today along with a valid photo identity document, in line with the board’s standard exam-day requirements.

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