CBSE Class 12 supplementary practical examinations for compartment-category students started on Wednesday, with the process running until August 4.

These exams are for students placed in the compartment category due to a Repeat Practical (RP) or Repeat Theory and Practical Both (RB) requirement in one or more subjects.

Students in the RP category, who failed only the practical portion, need to appear solely for the practical exam, since their theory marks from before are carried forward.

Students in the RB category, needing to clear both theory and practical components, must appear for both parts of the supplementary examination.

CBSE had asked eligible students to contact their school or examination centre by July 27 with their result or marksheet copy and admit card to confirm scheduling details.

Regular students will take the practicals at their own schools, while private candidates will appear at the centres assigned for their theory exams, with alternate venues arranged by CBSE regional offices where laboratory facilities are unavailable.

External examiners for the practical exams are appointed only by CBSE regional offices, while schools appoint internal examiners from their own teaching staff.

Practical marks must be uploaded the same day as the exam and become final immediately after submission, with no provision for subsequent changes.

CBSE usually declares compartment results within three to four weeks of the exams concluding, pointing to an announcement in the first half of August; the result will be available on cbse.gov.in and DigiLocker, accessible using roll number, school number, centre number and admit card ID.

The supplementary examination window gives compartment-category students a chance to clear pending subjects within the same academic year, rather than waiting for the next annual cycle.

CBSE typically finalises and uploads Class 12 supplementary results within a few weeks of the exams concluding, allowing eligible students to proceed with college admissions without a long delay.

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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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CBSE has issued the admit card for the Class 12 compartment exam, scheduled for July 28 in a single shift starting at 10:30 am.

Nearly 1.9 lakh students are expected to take the compartment exam this year.

Private candidates can download their admit card directly from apps.cbseit.in using their login credentials.

Regular candidates will get their admit cards through their schools, which must download them via the Pariksha Sangam portal and have them signed and stamped by the principal.

The hall ticket contains the candidate’s name, roll number, subject, exam centre, reporting time and exam-day instructions.

The admit card is mandatory and must be carried to the exam centre along with a valid photo ID; entry is not allowed without it.

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