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My son is born on 2 Jan 2008 and he is reading in class 9 this year so is he eligible for board exam 2022?

As per the guidlines of central board of secondary education (CBSE) the minimum age to appear in the 10th board exam is 14 years , as of 31st december of the year of examination.

Please find below the Eligibility for the CBSE board exam 2022.

1) Students who have completed the class 9 exam from a school that is affiliated with or recognized by the CBSE Board or another recognized board.

2) Students must be enrolled in class 10 in a school that is affiliated with the CBSE.

The eligibility criteria for CBSE board exam 2022:-

As per the guidlines of central board of secondary education (CBSE), students must have passed class 9 successfully and the minimum age to appear in the 10th board exam is 14 years, as of 31st december of the year of examination.

Note:- There is no upper limit of age to appear in the exam.

Eligibility for CBSE board exam 2022:-

It is not the CBSE who decides the minimum or maximum age limit criteria to appear for standard 10th board examination.
The age limit criteria varies with state. It is the Directorate of State Education which decides the age limit for the specific state.

Eligibility for CBSE board exam 2022:-

It is not the CBSE who decides the minimum and maximum age limit criteria to appear for standard 10th board examination.

The age limit criteria varies with state.

It is the Directorate of State Education which decides the age limit for the specific state.

There is no official notification with respect to age limit by the CBSE board. It is the Directorate of State Education which decides the age limit criteria for candidates of the respective state. So, you can visit the concerned office or your school administration for the detail information.

Eligibility:

1. Student should be above 14 years old as of 31st december of the year of the examination.

2. There is no age bar to appear in this examination, students of any age above 14 years can appear for the examination.

3. But there are certainly a fixed number of attempts, a candidate can try.

First thing I would like to let you know is that CBSE does not ask for a minimum age for appearing in the Class 10th board examination explicitly for all it's student around the country rather it simply follows the minimum age criteria set by concerned state board of education in which the candidates school is located.

As your son is currently reading in Class 9th, so he will be probably appearing in CBSE Class 10th board examination in March 2024 and therefore being born on 2nd January 2008 his age will be over 16 years by March 2024 which means he will not face any issues related to his age for appearing in CBSE Class 10th board as in general minimum age for appearing in Class 10th board examination under different state education varies between 14 years to 14 years and 6 months.

For FAQs related to CBSE board examination eligibility, you can refer to the link http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_mater.../2016/FAQs.pdf.

Eligibility for CBSE board exam 2022.

He/she must have passed class 9 examination from a school recognized or affiliated by CBSE board or any other recognized board.

He/she must be studying in class 10 in a school affiliated by CBSE in the academic year 2021-22.

There is no age limit to appear for CBSE 10th exam 2022. But at the time of admission, a student will have to fulfil the maximum and minimum age limits as determined by the government of State/UT of the place where the school is located.

He/she must have obtained 75 per cent attendance in class 10 during the academic year 2021-22.

Please see the information below regarding eligibility for the CBSE board exam 2022.

Students who have passed the class 9 exam and attend a school that is associated with CBSE Board or another recognized board also need to be enrolled in class 10 at a CBSE-affiliated institution to get qualified for the CBSE board exam. Also, the age limit of the student for the class 10th exam should be 14 to 15 years of age as on 31st March of the respective year.

The eligibility for CBSE 10th board examination 2022 is given below.

--> A student must have passed class 9th examination from a recognized school.
--> A student must be studying in class 10th in a school affiliated with CBSE in the academic year 2021-2022.
--> There is no age limit to appear for the class 10th CBSE board examination, but at the time of admission, a student will have to fulfill the maximum and minimum age limits that are determined by the government.
--> A 10th class student appearing for the board examination minimum age should be 14 years as of 31st December of the year.
--> A student must have obtained 75 percent attendance in class 10th during the academic year.

The minimum passing marks in CBSE class 10 2022 are 33% of total marks. So, the passing marks out of 40 will be 13 marks (rounding off). Thus, a student need to score at least 13 marks in term 2 exam.

You can contact your school or the office of Directorate of State Education for the age limit criteria as there is no official notification by CBSE with respect to age limit criteria.
It varies with state as it is Directorate of State Education which has the authority to decide.

Eligibility criteria required to apply for CBSE Board Exam 2022:

The basic eligibility criteria required to apply for CBSE Board Exam 2022 is given below,

Name of the Board - CBSE

@ The minimum age required is 14 years and there is no such maximum limit of age.

@ As he is studying 9th class this year, I can surely say that your son is eligible for pursuing 10th class with the mentioned age criteria.

The age criteria to appear in the 10th board exam under CBSE board is 14 years as of 31st December of the year of examination. As per the date of birth of your son, he is eligible to appear in the 10th examination subjected to passing of 9th standard with no pending backlog.

°°° Based on the rules of the Central board of secondary education, there is no maximum age limit for appearing in the examination as the board has said on its entire guideline that if the candidate has successfully completed class 9th then the candidate can appear for class 10th board examination is respective of the age.
Candidate can attempt the CBSE board exam a maximum of three times and if any student does not qualified the exam in three chances then he or she will not be eligible for more attempts.

You can contact the school in which he is pursuing or the office of Directorate of State Education.

It is the sole responsibility of Directorate of State Education to decide the age limit criteria.

No, official notification by CBSE regarding the age limit criteria.