CBSE board exams begin

The dreaded Board exams are finally here. Over 769,929 students are set to appear in the Class 12 exam of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which started on March 1.

Over 769,929 students are set to appear in the Class 12 exam of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which start Tuesday, a board official said.

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The Class 10 Board exams would also begin the same day.

Over 1,061,566 students will appear in Class 10 exams, almost 15 percent higher than last year, the official said Monday.

"A total of 454,131 boys and 315,798 girls will be appear in Class 12 board exams, while the Class 10 exam would be taken by 632,726 boys and 428,840 girls," a CBSE official said.