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What to Do After Your CBSE Board Exams (Class 10 and Class 12)
A sensible plan for the months after CBSE board exams, covering rest, stream choice, entrance exams, skills, documents and preparing for results.
You've finished. Take a real break, then use the rest of the time well.
Week 1: rest
Sleep, see friends and do things you've postponed. You've earned it.
After Class 10
- Choose your stream carefully: interest, aptitude and the routes it opens. See which stream after Class 10.
- Get a head start on Class 11 basics in your chosen stream.
- Build a skill: coding, a language, writing, design or a sport.
After Class 12
- Entrance exams: JEE, NEET, CUET and others. Make a plan for the remaining weeks.
- Applications: shortlist colleges and note deadlines.
- Documents: keep your admit card safe until results, and set up DigiLocker for your marksheet.
Before results
Note the result dates and the timeline for re-evaluation and supplementary exams, so you can act quickly if needed.
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