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The date of birth of my son is 6th October, 2010. Now he is in class 6th. Will he be eligible to write 10th Board exams under CBSE Board's curriculum? What is the standard age criteria for 10th CBSE Board?

The lower and upper age limit for 10th CBSE board exam:-

CBSE stands for Central Board of Secondary Education.
The board is not only recognised throughout the India but has good value in many of the country around the world.
Minimum age on 31st March of year in which admission is sought 14 years. Maximum age on 31st March of year in which admission is sought 16 years.

The lower and upper age limit for writing 10th CBSE board exam:-

CBSE stands for Central Board of Secondary Education.

The minimum age limit for admission in 10th CBSE Board is 14 years.

Maximum age limit for admission in 10th CBSE Board is 16 years.

As per the standard norms for appearing in the CBSE Class 10th board examination, the age of candidate must be at least 14 years as on the 1st October of year of their admission to Class 10th. Further, there us no upper age limit for appearing in the same examination.

For more details regarding the FAQs associated with CBSE board examinations, you can refer to the link www.cbse.nic.in.

As per the guidelines of Central Board of Secondary Education, the minimum age required to appear in 10th board exam is 3 years as on 31st December of the year of examination. However, there is no upper limit of age to appear in the exam. But there is maximum number of attempts to appear in the exam.

For CBSE Board schools,

• Lower Age Limit for 10th Board Exams: 14 years (as on 31st December of the year of exam)
• Upper Age Limit for 10th Board Exams: not defined

Since, your son's DOB is October 6, 2010 and he is currently in 6th standard. So, in 2024, he will be appearing for 10th Board Exams and his age as on 31st December 2024 will be 14 years 2 months.

Hence, he will be eligible for 10th Board Exams.

CBSE stands for Central Board of Secondary Education.

The lower age limit for writing 10th CBSE Board examination is 14 years.

There is no upper age limit for this exam.

As per CBSE, there is no any lower or upper age limit criteria to appear in the 10th board examination.

So, you have to visit the Directorate of State Education who is the sole authority to declare the age limit for the respective state.