CBSE Launches Special Registration Portal for Students with Special Needs: Applications Open from September 9

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a new dedicated portal to help students with special needs (also called CWSN or Children With Special Needs) register for the 2026 Class 10 and Class 12 Board Exams. The action would be to ensure that exams are fairer and made accessible to all children irrespective of their abilities.

What’s New?

Starting September 9, 2025, schools affiliated with CBSE can enter details of their students with special needs for exam accommodations through the Pariksha Sangam portal. This portal has been specifically created to aid such students to get all the assistance they deserve to get during their board examination, including additional time, scribe, or bigger font question papers.

The registration period is still going on until September 22, 2025, 11.59 PM. The dates within which schools have to fill the registration would ensure that students do not miss the chance of getting some much needed assistance in exams.

How Does the Portal Work?

Schools are required to access the Pariksha Sangam portal by their normal CBSE logins.

Inside the portal, a special CWSN section appears, listing all students with special needs.

Medical/disability certificates will be uploaded in schools as evidence.

Depending on the disability that a student has, schools need to choose all the accommodations necessary to that student. Facilities may include:

• Extra time to finish the exam
• Use of a scribe or reader
• Big font question papers.
• waiver of some subjects.
• Consent to assistive technology.

Facilities registered are all included on student admit cards. This is an indication that exam centres should prepare everything to ensure that they are comfortable and easily accessed.

Why Is This Important?

The new system will streamline the process and help it be more transparent, efficient and student-friendly. Paper work and delays used to leave students without proper exam support before this. All this is now done online; documentation, requests and approvals are done to assist in ensuring that no student is deprived of his right to a fair test.

CBSE has also offered distinct guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to schools, therefore every step is simple to follow. The board encourages all schools to act promptly in order to ensure that all eligible children receive the assistance they require during their board examinations.

Key Dates to Remember

• Registration begins: September 9, 2025
• Registration end: September 22, 2025 (until 11.59 PM)
• All the information can be found on its official site: cbse.gov.in.

Dedication to Inclusion Education

The new CWSN portal of CBSE is a move in the right direction to achieve a more inclusive and equal Indian classroom. CBSE is ensuring that all children, including those with special needs, have access to accommodations, and thus, are exercising the right to education and enabling them to prove their potential.

To get more information and updates, go to the official CBSE site or ask your school administration.