CBSE examinations commence from Monday

New Delhi: The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) examinations for standards 10 and 12 commence from Monday.

According to a CBSE circular, a total of 13,73,853 students are appearing for the class 10 board examination and 10,40,368 students are appearing for the class 12 board examination.

"There has been a hike of 3.37 percent in the number of students appearing in the class 10 board examination and in the class 12th board examination there has been a hike of 1.01 percent of students appearing for the examination," the circular said.