Students attempting the class X and class XII CBSE board exams will need to write just one exam for the upcoming academic year.

The exam will return to this format from the 2022-23 academic year, with students giving the exam during the 2021-22 year required to write two sets of papers: one in November/December of last year, and the other scheduled for 26 April.

Ministry of Education officials said that more weightage would be given to the second round of exams.