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my son is a regular student of 9th in a cbse affiliated school.his age is 13 years.the school is sending registration forms to cbse and they informed me that my son is underage he can not appear in 10th exam. so it is better to repeat him in 9th next year and they are asking for an affidevite regarding that we are ready to repeat him in the same class.my son is not ready for this.i am totally confused.please help me.i want to know about the cbse rules in this situation.what can we do now.

The minimum age limit to appear for 10th CBSE exam is 14 years and the maximum age limit is 16 years. Any candidate should satisfy this age limit to appear for 10th CBSE exam. So, now your child is not eligible to appear for 10th CBSE exam. If you want to know any more details please check the following link to know about CBSE rules.
http://cbse.nic.in/faq/FAQ_Complete_2012.pdf

The minimum age required to join in 10th standard as on 31st March of the year of admission is 14 years. So, to be eligible to appear in CBSE 10th standard examinations, the candidate must have attained the minimum age of 15 years. In some cases, if the age limit is not sufficient to appear in examinations, you can provide Medical certificate and you can appear in CBSE 10th board examinations. Since, your son is 13 years old, so, he cannot appear in CBSE 10th standard board examinations.

CBSE Class 10th Age Limit :

* The student seeking Admission to Class X Board Examination has to Satisfy the requirement of age Limit (Minimum and Maximum).

Minimum Age Limit :

* minimun age on 31st March of Year in which admission is sought : 14 Years.

Maximum Age Limit :

* Maximum age on 31st March of Year in which admission is sought : 16 years.

Age Criteria to appear in the 10th CBSE Board Exam is:-

Students those wants to appear in the 10th CBSE Board are as follows:-

Minimum age criteria for the 10th class student is 14 Years till 31 March.

Maximum age for for the 10th class student is 16 Years.

If are 17 years old then,you are not eligible to join 10th Class for CBSE Board.

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