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For the 2026 board exams, CBSE will switch to 50% competency based questions.
The Central Board of Secondary Education has announced a major redesign of the Class 10 and Class 12 board test papers for 2026, moving away from memorization toward deeper comprehension. The idea behind the change is to let the students understand ideas, apply what they have learned, and think critically, skills that, according to CBSE, provide better long-term retention than mere memorization.Under the revised format, half of each question paper would now be competency-based in line with the NEP 2020.These questions can be in the form of multiple-choice questions, case studies, activities in...