CBSE Board Exam 2026: LOC new guidelines in CBSE board exam, APAAR ID notice

The Central Board of Secondary Education, i.e., CBSE has announced the dates for opening the class 10th and 12th board exam 2026 registration. The process of registration will start from 29 August to 30 September 2025. This year, the board has implemented many major changes of which everyone is required to follow.

The central board has released the dates of registration for the 10th and 12th board exam 2026. Registration will be started from 29 August and will go on till 30 September 2025. In this year, the board has introduced many new rules regarding the board exam (CBSE Board Exam 2026), which will have to be followed by the students and schools. It is especially important to give correct information at the time of registration because there will be no rectification afterwards. Also, it will be mandatory to follow the exam fee, Apaar ID and other norms.

CBSE Board Exam 2026: Registration Fee

CBSE has clearly mentioned that candidates who fail to register in time will have to pay late fee between October 3 and October 11. The late fee has been charged as Rs 2000. However, talking about the exam fee, class 10th and class 12th students will have to pay Rs 1600 for five subjects and Rs 320 for each additional subject. There is another payment of Rs 160 per subject to be made for practical subjects for 12th class.

Blind students have been fully exempted from the charges of exams.

LOC Strictness

This time the board has specified in clear words that there will not be any kind of error or correction while preparing the LOC (List of Candidates). Once the data is uploaded, schools will not be able to change the number of students or other corrections. In such a case, it has been directed that schools must complete the name of students, name of parents and date of birth correctly. Further, it has been recommended to recheck the combination and subject code.

Apaar ID is mandatory

It will be enrolled only for those students who have Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR ID). Bihar Public School and Children Welfare Association, a private school organization, opposed this measure. Organization president DK Singh and secretary Prem Ranjan in a letter to the Prime Minister have sought withdrawal of this order. They feel that this action is a matter of concern for the future of the children as well as the schools.