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Hello, my son is studying in 7th standard. He is 12 years of age right now. I just want to know that whether he is eligible to appear the 10th Board exam at the age of 15 or not?

Eligibility to appear in 10th CBSE Board for a candidate at 15 years of age:-

Eligibility criteria required to appear in 10th CBSE board examination:-

You are eligible to appear in 10th class CBSE board examination with the age which has been maintained above. You must successfully meet the required age criteria for getting admission in CBSE school.

The minimum and maximum age criteria given below in detail:-

Minimum Age- 14 years

Maximum Age- 16 years.

So, you are eligible to appear in 10th CBSE board exam.

Eligibility to appear in 10th CBSE board for a candidate at the 15 years of age

Yes, 15 years old candidate appear in CBSE 10th board examination .

The minimum age required to appear for the 10th CBSE board exam is in between 14 to 15 years is.

There is no maximum age limit to appear for the CBSE board exam.

The basic eligibility required for attending 10th exam in CBSE board are given below:

- The candidate should have passed 9th class from same board.
- The minimum age limit is 14 years and the maximum age limit is 16 years.

Since your age while attending 10th class exam will be 15 years which means you are eligible for attending the exam.

For more details visit the official website of CBSE.

Yes, of course. Your ward is eligible to appear in 10th CBSE board examination at the age of 15 years. There is not any restriction to appear in 10th CBSE board examination at this age.

Yes, he is eligible to apply for 10th board examination.

But there is no official notification by any reconised board regarding the age limit. Age criteria is declared by the Directorate of State Education Board

So, kindly visit the office for detail information about the age limit.

Being 15 years old, you are definitely eligible to appear in 10th board CBSE examination because as per the minimum age criteria required to appear in 10th board examination is 14 years. The maximum age limit to appear in 10th board CBSE examination is 16 years.

Being a student of Class 7th and 12 years old, your son is certainly eligible to appear for CBSE Class 10th board examination at the age of 15 years because the minimum age required to appear in CBSE Class 10th board examination is 14 years by the 1st March of that year in which the candidate is going to appear in their Class 10th board examination.

For more details and FAQs related to CBSE board examination, you can log on to the official link of CBSE i.e; www.cbse.nic.in.

The Directorate of State Education Department fixes the minimum age limit criteria to appear in board examination.

So, you have to visit the office for detail information. CBSE and other recognised board have not released official notification about minimum age limit criteria.