The Central Board for Secondary Examination (CBSE) will hold the Class XII exams from March 1 to April 24 and Class X exams from March 1 to March 28 this year.

For Class X students, who choose the School-based exams, the date of commencement of examination is March 10, according to a CBSE statement.

Of the total 14,99,122 registered students for Class X examination, 8,92,685 are boys and 6,06,437 are girls, CBSE data stated.

For class XII, the total number of registered candidates is 10,67,900 of whom 6,21,259 are boys and 4,46,641 are girls.