The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the timetable for the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) improvement examinations. The exams are scheduled to take place between June 15 and July 1.

Exam Timings

ICSE examinations will begin at 11:00 AM, while ISC papers are generally scheduled from 2:00 PM onwards. However, art subject examinations for ISC candidates will start earlier at 9:00 AM.

Strict Examination Procedures

School authorities have confirmed that the same level of discipline and examination security followed during the main board exams will also be maintained for the improvement tests. Exam halls will remain isolated from regular school activities to ensure a controlled environment.

Limited Exam Centres

Since a comparatively smaller number of students have registered for these examinations, selected convenor schools in different zones will conduct the tests on behalf of CISCE.

Higher Participation in ISC

Several schools have reported that more ISC students are appearing for improvement examinations than ICSE candidates. Educational administrators suggest that many Class 10 students are already focused on their Class 11 syllabus, which began earlier in the academic session.

Some examination centres are expected to host hundreds of ISC candidates, including students from multiple schools.

External Supervision

To ensure fairness and transparency, invigilators and supervising examiners will be appointed externally rather than from the host schools themselves.

Re-check and Re-evaluation Process

CISCE has also continued its re-check and re-evaluation facility for students dissatisfied with their examination results.

• Re-check results for submitted applications have already been published.
• Students unhappy with re-check outcomes may apply for re-evaluation.
• Applications for re-evaluation are open online from May 27 to May 29.

A re-check mainly verifies totaling and calculation accuracy, while re-evaluation involves a complete reassessment of answer scripts by subject experts.